Maria Fernanda Costa
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| Full name | Maria Fernanda de Oliveira da Silva Costa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Mafê [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 2002[2] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maria Fernanda de Oliveira da Silva Costa (born 5 September 2002) is a Brazilian swimmer. [3][4] She finished 4th in the 400m freestyle, and 5th in the 200m freestyle, at the 2024 World Championships, in Doha.[5]
International career[edit]
2017—20[edit]
She participated in the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[6]
2021–24[edit]
In June 2023, she was Brazilian champion in the Brazil Trophy in the 200m freestyle with a time of 1:57.76 and the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:06.85.[7]
At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships held in Fukuoka, Japan, she reached the final of the Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, finishing in 8th place.[8][9] She also finished 12th in the Women's 400 metre freestyle,[10] 20th in the Women's 200 metre freestyle[11] and 24th in the Women's 200 metre butterfly.[12]
At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, she won three silver medals in the Women's 400 metre freestyle with a time of 4:06.68 (near the South American record of Andreina Pinto, a time of 4:06.02), in the Women's 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:58.12, and in the 4x200m freestyle relay where Brazil almost broke the South American record, narrowly losing to the USA. [13][14][15]
At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, she qualified for the 400m freestyle final with the 4th best time, breaking the South American record with a time of 4:05.52. It was the first time that a Brazilian reached the final of the 400m freestyle at the World Championships - Mafê reached the final together with her compatriot Gabrielle Roncatto.[16] In the final, Mafê broke the South American record again, now with a mark of 4:02.86, finishing in 4th place, just 0.47s from bronze, this being the best result of all time for Brazilian women's swimming in World Championships. in Olympic events.[17][18][19] In the 200m freestyle, Costa clocked 1:57.11 in the semi-finals, breaking the South American record, obtaining the Olympic index and Brazil's best result in the history of this event - in the women's 200m freestyle, Brazil had never qualified anyone for a final. [20] In the 200m freestyle final, Mafê again broke her limits, once again breaking the South American record, now with a time of 1:56.85, finishing in 5th place, 0.85 seconds away from bronze.[21][22] In the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, the team composed of Maria Fernanda Costa, Stephanie Balduccini, Aline Rodrigues and Gabrielle Roncatto obtained a historic result, reaching 4th place, Brazil's best placement in this event at the World Championships, destroying the South American record with the mark of 7:52.71.[23][24] The quartet formed by Costa, Balduccini, Rodrigues and Ana Carolina Vieira also finished 6th in the 4x100m freestyle, equaling Brazil's best result in world championships in this event.[25]
Personal bests[edit]
- As of February 14, 2024
| Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m freestyle | 1:56.85 | 2024 World Championships | February 14, 2024 | SA |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:02.86 | 2024 World Championships | February 11, 2024 | SA |
References[edit]
- ^ Informações sobre a nadadora Maria Fernanda Costa
- ^ World Aquatics Mafê Profile
- ^ "CBDA Profile Maria Fernanda Costa". CBDA. CBDA. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Profile at World Aquatics
- ^ Women's 400m Freestyle Final Doha 2024
- ^ Maria Fernanda Costa é o Flamengo no Mundial Junior
- ^ Os melhores dos melhores do Troféu Brasul 2023
- ^ Revezamento 4x200m fecha final em último lugar no Mundial Revezamento 4x200m fecha final em último lugar no Mundial
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 26 July 2023.
- ^ Stephanie Balduccini reconstrói confiança nos EUA e mira evolução até Paris
- ^ Ouro no Pan de Santiago: Brasil vence os 4x200m livre masculino na natação; veja
- ^ Mafê Costa ganha a medalha de prata no 200m livre
- ^ Mafê Costa, Gabi Roncato e Cachorrão vão à final no Mundial de Esportes Aquáticos
- ^ Women's 400m Freestyle Final Doha 2024
- ^ Brasileira é quarta colocada nos 400m livre do Mundial; revezamentos 4x100m livre vão a Paris
- ^ Brasil fica perto do pódio em Doha com Mafê Costa, Gabi Roncatto e Cachorrão
- ^ Mafê Costa conquista vaga na final e índice olímpico nos 200m livre no Mundial de Doha
- ^ 200m freestyle final Doha 2024
- ^ Mafe Costa quebra novamente recorde sul-americano e é 5ª do mundo nos 200m livre
- ^ Women's 4x200m Freestyle final Doha 2024
- ^ Brasil é 4º nos 4x200m livre feminino, bate recorde
- ^ Maria Fernanda quebra recorde sul-americano e é 4ª colocada em final inédita ao lado de Gabrielle Roncatto