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Melani Costa

Melani Costa

Spanish swimmer

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

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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.

References

  1. [1]
    Real Federación Española de Natación
  2. [2]
    London2012.com Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [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.


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