Melani Costa

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Melani Costa
Personal information
Full nameMelania Felicitas Costa Schmid
National teamFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Born (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989 (age 35)
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubClub de Natación La Salle
College team University of Florida (U.S.)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Barcelona 400 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Istanbul 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Istanbul 200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 London 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Szczecin 800 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tarragona 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tarragona 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tarragona 4x200 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Shenzhen 200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 Shenzhen400 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 Shenzhen1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Shenzhen800 m freestyle

Melania Felicitas Costa Schmid, [1] (born 24 April 1989), also known as Melani Costa, is a Spanish competition swimmer. [2]

She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m and the 4 × 200 m freestyle. [3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metre freestyle, finishing 9th in the heats, failing to qualify for the final. She also competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle, finishing 9th in semifinal, failing to qualify for the final. She also competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle, finishing in 10th, and the 4 × 100 m medley relay, finishing in 13th. [3] At the 2016 Olympics, she again competed in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle, finishing in 19th and 17th respectively. She also competed in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle, finishing in 13th and 16th. [3]

She won six medals in FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), including a gold medal. She is also silver medalist in the FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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References

  1. Real Federación Española de Natación
  2. London2012.com Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melani Costa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2012.