Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pamitambo yeOlympic yezhizha ya2000 muSydney, Ashihmin akakwikwidza zvakare mumitambo mina yekushambira. Akanyora FINA B-mazinga e23.55 (50 m freestyle) uye 51.20 (100 m freestyle) kubva kuRussia National Championships muMoscow. Mumakwikwi emamita 100 akasununguka
, Ashihmin akaiswa pamakumi matatu nemana pama prelims emangwanani. Achishambira mumakwikwi matanhatu, akagovana nzvimbo yechitatu neGreek Spyridon Bitsakis munguva yakaenzana ye51.28. Mazuva maviri gare gare, mumakwikwi emamita makumi mashanu akasununguka, Ashihmin akatarisana nevamwe vanoshambira vanomwe mumakwikwi mana, kusanganisira mutambi wepamusoro weKazakhstan Sergey Borisenko. Akasvika panzvimbo yechipiri uye makumi mana nemasere zvachose nenguva ye23.53, achitevera Borisenko nechinomwe chezana chechipiri (0.07). Akaisawo makumi maviri senhengo yechikwata cheKyrgyzstan mu4 × 100 m freestyle relay (3:25.03), uye gumi nemapfumbamwe mu4 × 100 m medley relay (3:46.70).