Melanie Costa
Melanie Costa 
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| Surname: | Melanie Felicitas Costa Schmid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Spain
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Society: | Club Natación La Salle, Palma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | April 24, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Palma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 180 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 69 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melanie Felicitas Costa Schmid (born April 24, 1989 in Palma ) is a Spanish freestyle swimmer , three-time Olympic participant and world champion over 400 meters of crawl at the 2012 short course world championships .
successes
At the European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven in 2010 and in Stettin in 2011 , the 180 cm tall and 69 kg light Mallorcan woman had already won two silver and two bronze medals in the individual disciplines between 200 and 800 meters freestyle. In 2012 in the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul she left the long leading favorite Camille Muffat , the short course world champion in the 200 m of 2010, behind in the final sprint and relegated Chloe Sutton (USA, 4: 01.20) and Lauren Boyle (New Zealand, 4:01 , 24,) with a time of 4: 01.08 min. on your marks. Costa's teammate Erika Villaécija came in eighth.
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Costa had a 200 m freestyle in 1: 59.08 min. 18th place. In 2012 in London, she narrowly missed the finals over 200 and 400 meters twice and was ninth each time.
Best times
(25 m train)
- 100 m 55.07
- 200 m 1: 54.31
- 400 m 4:00, 17
- 800 m 8: 16.28
Web links
- Melania Costa Schmid ( Memento from February 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 15, 2012
- Report on the 400m victory in Istanbul , Fina , accessed December 15, 2012
- La nadadora Melanie Costa, campeona del mundo en los 400 libres , lainformacion.com, accessed December 15, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.cnlasalle.es/
- ↑ Melania Costa Schmid ( Memento from May 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Melania Costa Schmid ( Memento from December 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Costa, Melanie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Costa Schmid, Melanie Felicitas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish freestyle swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palma |