Canadian Mike Mintenko retires from swimming
{{date|November 12, 2005}}

Canadian [[w:Olympic Games|Olympic]] swimmer Mike Minenko has announced his official retirement from the sport. Mike finished fifth in his premier event, 100m Butterfly, at the 2000 [[w:Sydney Olympics|Sydney Olympics]] and won a silver medal in the freestyle relay at this years World Championships.

30 year old Mike, who grew up in a small town in Saskatchewan, currently lives in [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] with his wife, American swimmer Lindsay Benko. Nicknamed "The Tank" with a height of 6'3", Mike never forgot his roots and was keen to emphise the importance of his hometown, telling the Canadian media "Small town values are so important"..."The people in a small town...they appreciate you working hard."

In addition to his World Championship medal, Mike holds the 50m and 100m butterfly long course and short course Canadian national records.

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Canadian Olympic swimmer Mike Minenko has announced his official retirement from the sport. Mike finished fifth in his premier event, 100m Butterfly, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won a silver medal in the freestyle relay at this years World Championships.

30 year old Mike, who grew up in a small town in Saskatchewan, currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, American swimmer Lindsay Benko. Nicknamed "The Tank" with a height of 6'3", Mike never forgot his roots and was keen to emphise the importance of his hometown, telling the Canadian media "Small town values are so important"..."The people in a small town...they appreciate you working hard."

In addition to his World Championship medal, Mike holds the 50m and 100m butterfly long course and short course Canadian national records.

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