2000 | Brooke Bennett | USA Olympic Gold | 4.05.80 | 400m Freestyle | Sydney Olympic Games

American superstar Brooke Bennett winning the women's 400m Freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Games in a time of 4.05.80 | American Diana Munz takes silver, in a time of 4.07.07, with Claudia Poll claiming the bronze in 4.07.83 | Bennett also went on to win Gold in the 800m Freestyle at this same meet | This footage has been taken from a Channel 7 Australia broadcast | If this is a breach of copyright please advise and it will be removed

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[novamist]

I can't believe this was almost ten years ago.

[SamBond]

Atkinson is my swim coach at Wright State

[MachineRocket]

All I can say is that the United States women's Olympic swim team could've used a person like Bennett in the 800 meters freestyle. After all, Kate Ziegler (the current World Record holder in 1500m who also attends the same school that I do) did not put her best effort. In fact, you can say the same about the US women's team altogether. There were only 2 gold medals (Coughlin and Soni) within the team! Gosh, this team really missed a person like this as well as Jessica Hardy, who would've helped.

[MachineRocket]

Actually, Bennett stated last year in 2008 that she was retired then. However, the last official race that Bennett was last seen to have been in was in 2007 in AAA swim meet. It was noted that although she had missed the games in 2004, she was planning to make the U.S. Olympic swim team at the 2008 Olympic games. So was Kaitlin Sandeno, Diana Munz, and Tara Kirk. Unfortunately, she was not able to return to form. So she eventually retired. So did Sandeno, Munz, and Kirk. The US team missed them

[MachineRocket]

I absolutely agree with you juandi2570. Back in the Sydney 2000 Olympics games, Bennett did use have the LZR racer. Yet, we know that LZR racer has shown reduce racing times from 1-2%. If Adlington didn't have the LZR racer last year during the Olympics, then I doubt that she would have broken Janet Evans World Records in 1988 and in 1989. In addition, I don't even think that Adlington would have broke Bennett's record in 2000 as we see here.

[juandi2570]

Kool down man, yes, Evans has been the greatest long distance swimmer ever. No question about it. Brooke is one of the best ever but not close to The great Janet Evans.

[beckerbombs]

Name me one credible expert who thought Bennett was going to surpass Evans. I die to hear your answer.

[juandi2570]

and you must be Evan's dad hahhahahaa, lol.

[beckerbombs]

Everyone thought she was going to be better than Evans. What a farcial statement. You must be Brooke Bennett's mother.

[juandi2570]

I meant to say Benneth retired at age 20 not 200 hahahaha.