Maria Paula Heitmann

Maria Paula Heitmann
Personal information
Full name	Maria Paula Mangabeira Heitmann
Nickname	MP
Nationality	Brazil
Born	31 January 1999 (age 25); Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Unisanta
College team	Indiana University Bloomington
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games
South American Games

Last updated September 22, 2024

Maria Paula Mangabeira Heitmann (born 31 January 1999 in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian swimmer.^[1]^[2]

She was at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.^[3]

At the 2018 José Finkel Trophy, she broke the South American record in 4×200m freestyle relay with a time of 7:50.57 along with Ana Carolina Vieira, Camila Mello and Andressa Cholodovskis.^[4]

She was at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In the Brazilian 4x200m freestyle relay, formed by Heitmann, Giovanna Diamante, Aline Rodrigues and Stephanie Balduccini, she finished in 6th place with a time of 7:58.38. This was the best placement of Brazil in this race in Worlds at all times.^[5]^[6]^[7]

On 13 September 2022, at the José Finkel Trophy in Recife, she broke the short course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 4:03.45.^[8]

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References

↑ "CBDA - Perfil de Atleta - Maria Paula Heitmann" [CBDA - Athlete's profile - Maria Paula Heitmann]. CBDA (in Portuguese). 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
↑ Bolsa Atleta
↑ UNIVERSÍADE - 2017
↑ "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Results". CBDA. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
↑ Women's 4x200m free final results Budapest 2022
↑ Revezamento feminino fica em 6º no 4x200m livre em Budapeste
↑ Americana é retirada de maca de piscina após final do nado artístico do Mundial
↑ Maria Paula Heitmann bate recorde sul-americano no Finkel

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[1] "CBDA - Perfil de Atleta - Maria Paula Heitmann" [CBDA - Athlete's profile - Maria Paula Heitmann]. CBDA (in Portuguese). 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

[2] Bolsa Atleta

[3] UNIVERSÍADE - 2017

[4] "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Results". CBDA. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[5] Women's 4x200m free final results Budapest 2022

[6] Revezamento feminino fica em 6º no 4x200m livre em Budapeste

[7] Americana é retirada de maca de piscina após final do nado artístico do Mundial

[8] Maria Paula Heitmann bate recorde sul-americano no Finkel

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