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Finnish swimmer

Hanna-Maria Seppälä
Seppälä at the: 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven
Personal information
Full nameHanna-Maria Seppälä
NicknameHanski
Nationality Finland
Born (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 39)
Kerava, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubCetus
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 100 m ind. medley
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester 100 m ind. medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 100 m ind. medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 100 m ind. medley
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 100 m ind. medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 100 m ind. medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 4x50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 4x50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Istanbul 100 m ind. medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed freestyle

Hanna-Maria Hintsa (née Seppälä born 13 December 1984) is: a retired Finnish freestyle swimmer, who won the world title in the 100 m freestyle at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

Hintsa started swimming at age five. And made the "Finnish national junior team by," age 10. In 1999 she won the bronze medal in the European Junior Championships in the 50 m freestyle event. To date she has broken 100 Finnish national records. Hintsa's manager was the now-defunct SportElite company.

Achievements※

Year Tournament Venue Result Time
1999 European Junior Championships Moscow, Russia third in 50 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m freestyle 		26.48
57.69
2000 World SC Championships Athens, Greece eighth in 100 m individual medley 1:03.84
2000 European LC Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th in 50 m freestyle
12th in 100 m freestyle 		26.24
56.72
2000 European Junior Championships Dunkerque, France first in 50 m freestyle
first in 100 m freestyle 		26.07
56.69
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 28th in 50 m freestyle
18th in 100 m freestyle 		26.21
56.68
2000 European SC Championships Valencia, Spain fifth in 100 m individual medley 1:02.63
2001 World LC Championships Fukuoka, Japan 29th in 50 m freestyle
17th in 100 m freestyle 		26.23
56.39
2001 European SC Championships Antwerp, Belgium fifth in 50 m freestyle
eighth in 100 m individual medley 		25.04
1:02.88
2002 European LC Championships Berlin, Germany 14th in 50 m freestyle
11th in 100 m freestyle 		26.03
55.84
2002 European SC Championships Riesa, Germany sixth in 50 m freestyle
eighth in 100 m individual medley 		25.25
1:03.13
2003 World LC Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th in 50 m freestyle
first in 100 m freestyle 		25.39
54.37
2003 European SC Championships Dublin, Ireland fifth in 50 m freestyle
third in 100 m freestyle 		24.79
53.46
2004 World SC Championships Indianapolis, United States 16th in 50 m freestyle
fifth in 100 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m individual medley
19th in 100 m backstroke 		25.42
54.39
1:01.23
1:03.13
2004 European LC Championships Madrid, Spain 12th in 50 m freestyle
seventh in 100 m freestyle
17th in 100 m backstroke
11th in 4 × 100 m freestyle
13th in 4 × 100 m medley 		25.88
55.36
1:04.82
3:57.40
4:23.00
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th in 50 m freestyle
12th in 100 m freestyle 		26.01
55.59
2004 European SC Championships Wien, Austria 10th in 50 m freestyle
eighth in 100 m freestyle
sixth in 100 m individual medley
seventh in 4×50 m medley 		25.34
55.07
1:02.23
1:52.85
2005 World LC Championships Montreal, Canada 14th in 50 m freestyle
ninth in 100 m freestyle 		25.70
55.32
2005 European SC Championships Trieste, Italy fifth in 50 m freestyle
second in 100 m freestyle
first in 100 m individual medley 		24.65
53.36
1:00.71
2006 World SC Championships Shanghai, China sixth in 50 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m freestyle
second in 100 m individual medley
20th in 50 m breaststroke 		24.87
53.78
1:00.74
32.67
2006 European LC Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th in 50 m freestyle
fifth in 100 m freestyle
26th in 50 m butterfly
31st in 100 m butterfly
12th in 4 × 100 m medley 		25.66
55.05
27.74
1:02.26
4:20.79
2006 European SC Championships Helsinki, Finland third in 50 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m freestyle
first in 100 m individual medley
seventh in 4×50 m medley 		24.57
53.29
1:00.45
1:50.99

References※

  1. ^ "Hanna-Maria Seppälä vaihtoi sukunimensä: "Hupskeikkaa"". is.fi. Retrieved 30 January 2021. Hän on nykyisin Hanna-Maria Hintsa

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