<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - UTochenaya waqhudelana emidlalweni emithathu yokubhukuda kuma-Olympic asehlobo ka-2000 eSydney. Uzuze amazinga e-FINA A ka-27.16 50 m freestyle no-58.83 100 m freestyle kusuka kuma-Russian Open Championships eSaint Petersburg. Ngosuku lwesihlanu lweMidlalo, uTochenaya wabhukuda imincintiswano emibili esimisweni sakhe, imizuzu engu-90 kuphela ephakathi. Okokuqala, wabekwa endaweni engamashumi amane nantathu emjahweni wamahhala wamamitha ayikhulu. Ebhukuda emdlalweni wesibili, wavela ngemuva kweqembu ngokubhukuda okumangalisayo ukuze athathe indawo yesithupha ngo-58.80, okwanele ukuba abe ngumuntu ohamba phambili. Ngemva kwesikhathi esingaphezu kwehora, uTochenaya, kanye noNataliya Korabelnikova, u-Anna Korshikova, no-Anjelika Solovieva, bafika endaweni yeshumi nane emncintiswaneni we-4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:41.21. Ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva, emncintiswaneni wamamitha angu-50  <response>: UTochenaya wabelane ngesitshalo samashumi amane nanye noChang Hee-Jin waseNingizimu Korea emdlalweni wokulungiselela ekuseni. Wabeka isikhathi esihle kakhulu nesikhathi esingcono kunazo zonke esingu-26.88 ukuze ashise inkambu ngokuhola phambili ekushiseni kwesine. 