Melani Costa
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| Full name | Melanie Felicitas Costa Schmid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1989 Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club de Natación La Salle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melanie Felicitas Costa Schmid,[1] (born 24 April 1989), also known as Melani Costa, is a competition swimmer who has represented Spain in international events.[2]
She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics,[3] and 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 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
- ^ Real Federación Española de Natación
- ^ London2012.com
- ^ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
External links
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Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Spanish people of German descent
- Sportspeople from Palma, Majorca
- Spanish swimmers
- Florida Gators women's swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Spain
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Spanish sportspeople stubs