Hanna-Maria Seppälä
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Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born December 13, 1984 in Kerava) is a freestyle swimmer from Finland, who won the world title in the 100 m Freestyle at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
Hanna Maria started swimming at age 5 and made the Finnish national junior team by age 10. In 1999 she won the bronze medal in the European Junior Championships in the 50m freestyle event. To date she has broken 68 Finnish national records.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | European Junior Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd in 50 m Freestyle 4th in 100 m Freestyle |
26.48 57.69 |
| 2000 | World SC Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th in 100 m 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 | 1st in 50 m Freestyle 1st 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 | 5th in 100 m 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 | 5th in 50 m Freestyle 8th in 100 m 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 | 6th in 50 m Freestyle 8th in 100 m Medley |
25.25 1:03.13 |
| 2003 | World LC Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 10th in 50 m Freestyle 1st in 100 m Freestyle |
25.39 54.37 |
| 2003 | European SC Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 5th in 50 m Freestyle 3rd in 100 m Freestyle |
24.79 53.46 |
| 2004 | World SC Championships | Indianapolis, EEUU | 16th in 50 m Freestyle 5th in 100 m Freestyle 4th in 100 m 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 7th in 100 m Freestyle 17th in 100 m Backstroke 11th in 4x100 m Freestyle 13th in 4x100 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 8th in 100 m Freestyle 6th in 100 m Medley 7th in 4x50 m Medley |
25.34 55.07 1:02.23 1:52.85 |
| 2005 | World LC Championships | Montreal, Canada | 14th in 50 m Freestyle 9th in 100 m Freestyle |
25,70 55,32 |
| 2005 | European SC Championships | Trieste, Italy | 5th in 50 m Freestyle 2nd in 100 m Freestyle 1st in 100 m Medley |
24.65 53.36 1:00.71 |
| 2006 | World SC Championships | Shanghai, China | 6th in 50 m Freestyle 4th in 100 m Freestyle 2nd in 100 m 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 5th in 100 m Freestyle 26th in 50 m Butterfly 31st in 100 m Butterfly 12th in 4x100 m Medley |
25.66 55.05 27.74 1:02.26 4:20.79 |
| 2006 | European SC Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd in 50 m Freestyle 4th in 100 m Freestyle 1st in 100 m Medley 7th in 4x50 m Medley |
24.57 53.29 1:00.45 1:50.99 |
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Preceded by Heli Koivula |
Finnish Sportswoman of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Tanja Poutiainen |
