A Wasannin Olympics na 2004 a Athens, Route ya yanke shawarar yin iyo ne kawai don
50 m da 'yanci. Ta karɓi wuri na duniya daga FINA a cikin lokacin shigarwa na 32.44. Ta kalubalanci wasu masu iyo shida a zagaye na biyu, gami da Sameera Al-Bitar mai shekaru 14 daga Bahrain da Christal Clashing na Antigua da Barbuda. Ta buga mafi kyawun rayuwa na 31.26 don samun matsayi na uku ta hanyar 0.26 na biyu a bayan masu cin nasara Al-Bitar da Ghazal El Jobeili na Lebanon. Route ta kasa ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe, yayin da ta raba matsayi na sittin da biyar tare da Aminath Rouya Hussain na Maldives a ranar karshe ta wasan farko.