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

[@ruthbennett677]

Hardly to believe time has passed so quickly. Enormous moments, Fantastic..

[@mc1703]

to put this into some context, adlington went through the first 400m of her WR 800m swim in 4:05:72. if bennett and fourth placer atkinson were swimming a 2*400m relay, they would have finished 0.41 seconds behind adlington!!!

[@Ineddiblehulk]

Brooke’s time here was the fastest in 12 years, since Janet’s WR in 88.

[@SamBond]

Atkinson is my swim coach at Wright State

[@Fuzcapp]

Every time I watch the Women's 400m at the Olympics, I marvel at how machine-like these girls are. From Shane Gould in Munich, to Janet Evans, Brooke Bennett, and now Kate Ledecky and Ariane Titmus. This is too long for a sprint and too short for middle-distance rhythm. But these girls basically sprint it and just hold that pace.

[@juandi2570]

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

[@jellybean_91]

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

[@vpa321apv]

21, you mean...

[@krisdeew5953]

@@vpa321apv they posted that comment 12 years ago so their comment was correct for the time lol

[@juandi2570]

yeah but Benneth didn't have a LZR in 2000. Make No mistake a about it, Benneth could've been the best long distance swimmer of all time if she hadn't had his shoulder problems. She was forced to retire at age 200 and had two or three surgeries. at the time she retired, everybody thought she was gonna be better than the mythic Janet Evans.

[@planetx1595]

Is this a dead channel?

[@ChordettesFan325]

Yes

[@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.

[@Fuzcapp]

And then 15 years after this comment, along comes Kate Ledecky.

[@juandi2570]

@@FuzcappOff course !!!

[@Fuzcapp]

@@juandi2570 Good to see you're still watching! 🙂

[@juandi2570]

@@Fuzcapp Thanks!!! Im still alive!!! Im 43 these days….Time flies!!

[@Fuzcapp]

@@juandi2570 And the swimming highlights just keep getting better and better. 🙂

[@juandi2570]

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

[@Viccobalta]

bennett's stroke is so short - yuck