Hanna-Maria Seppälä Explained

Hanna-Maria Seppälä
Fullname:Hanna-Maria Seppälä
Nicknames:Hanski
Strokes:Freestyle, individual medley
Club:Cetus
Birth Date:13 December 1984
Birth Place:Kerava, Finland
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Weight:68 kg

Hanna-Maria Hintsa ( Seppälä[1] 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

YearTournamentVenueResultTime
1999European Junior ChampionshipsMoscow, Russiathird in 50 m freestyle
fourth in 100 m freestyle
26.48
57.69
2000World SC ChampionshipsAthens, Greeceeighth in 100 m individual medley1:03.84
2000European LC ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th in 50 m freestyle
12th in 100 m freestyle
26.24
56.72
2000European Junior ChampionshipsDunkerque, Francefirst in 50 m freestyle
first in 100 m freestyle
26.07
56.69
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia28th in 50 m freestyle
18th in 100 m freestyle
26.21
56.68
2000European SC ChampionshipsValencia, Spainfifth in 100 m individual medley1:02.63
2001World LC ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan29th in 50 m freestyle
17th in 100 m freestyle
26.23
56.39
2001European SC ChampionshipsAntwerp, Belgiumfifth in 50 m freestyle
eighth in 100 m individual medley
25.04
1:02.88
2002European LC ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany14th in 50 m freestyle
11th in 100 m freestyle
26.03
55.84
2002European SC ChampionshipsRiesa, Germanysixth in 50 m freestyle
eighth in 100 m individual medley
25.25
1:03.13
2003World LC ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain10th in 50 m freestyle
first in 100 m freestyle
25.39
54.37
2003European SC ChampionshipsDublin, Irelandfifth in 50 m freestyle
third in 100 m freestyle
24.79
53.46
2004World SC ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States16th 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
2004European LC ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain12th 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
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece24th in 50 m freestyle
12th in 100 m freestyle
26.01
55.59
2004European SC ChampionshipsWien, Austria10th 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
2005World LC ChampionshipsMontreal, Canada14th in 50 m freestyle
ninth in 100 m freestyle
25.70
55.32
2005European SC ChampionshipsTrieste, Italyfifth in 50 m freestyle
second in 100 m freestyle
first in 100 m individual medley
24.65
53.36
1:00.71
2006World SC ChampionshipsShanghai, Chinasixth 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
2006European LC ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary15th 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
2006European SC ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finlandthird 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

Notes and References

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