Melani Costa

Melania Felicitas Costa Schmid,[1] (born 24 April 1989), also known as Melani Costa, is a Spanish competition swimmer.[2]

Melani Costa
Personal information
Full nameMelania Felicitas Costa Schmid
National team Spain
Born (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubClub de Natación La Salle
College teamUniversity of Florida (U.S.)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Spain
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 400 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul 200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2016 London4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szczecin 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szczecin 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szczecin 800 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tarragona4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tarragona4x200 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2011 Shenzhen200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2011 Shenzhen800 m freestyle

She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m and the 4 × 200 m freestyle.[3] At 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 also competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle, finishing in 10th, and the 4 × 100 m medley relay, finishing in 13th.[3] At the 2016 Olympics, she again competed in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle, finishing in 19th and 17th respectively. She also competed in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle, finishing in 13th and 16th.[3]

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
  1. Real Federación Española de Natación
  2. London2012.com Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melani Costa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2012.


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