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Maria da Costa
Personal information
Full nameMaria Angélica Leão da Costa
Nationality Brazil
Born (1931-03-12) March 12, 1931 (age 93)
Brazil
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Brazil

Maria Angélica Leão da Costa (born March 12, 1931) is a former Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for her native country.[1]

At 17 years old, she was at the 1948 Summer Olympics, in London, where she finished 6th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with Talita Rodrigues, Eleonora Schmidt and Piedade Coutinho. She also swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals. [1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "THE FIVE BEST BRAZIL'S RELAYS AT ALL TIMES". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). September 22, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.