Ku dhammaystiro weedha soo socota: Beridze wuxuu ku tartamay kaliya ragga 50 mitir oo qaab xor ah Ciyaaraha Olombikada Xagaaga 2000 ee Sydney. Inkastoo ay ku dhamaatay 25-ka dabaalyahan ee ugu sareeya
Horyaalka Yurub ee Helsinki, Finland, wuxuu ka helay tigidhka FINA, oo hoos yimaada barnaamijka Universality, waqtiga gelitaanka ee 24.13. Wuxuu caqabad ku noqday toddobo dabaalyahan oo kale heerka saddexaad, oo ay ku jiraan laba jeer oo Olympians ah Howard Hinds oo ka socda Netherlands Antilles iyo Emin Guliyev oo ka socda Azerbaijan. Isagoo ku tartamaya wadada banaanka ah, wuxuu hoos u dhacay dhererka si uu u soo qaado midka seddexaad ee 24.28, qayb yar oo ka baxsan heerkiisa gelitaanka. Beridze wuxuu ku guuldareystay inuu u gudbo semi-finalka, maadaama uu kaalinta 54aad ka galay guud ahaan horudhaca.