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Full name | Melania Felicitas Costa Schmid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
24 April 1989 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Club de Natación La Salle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Florida (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melania Felicitas Costa Schmid, (born 24 April 1989), also known as Melani Costa, is a Spanish competition swimmer.
She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 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.