Maria Fernanda Costa Explained

Maria Fernanda Costa
Fullname:Maria Fernanda de Oliveira da Silva Costa
Nicknames:Mafê [1]
National Team:Brazil
Strokes:freestyle
Birth Date:5 September 2002[2]
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Maria Fernanda de Oliveira da Silva Costa (born 5 September 2002) is a Brazilian swimmer. [3] [4] She finished 4th in the 400m freestyle, and 5th in the 200m freestyle, at the 2024 World Championships, in Doha.[5]

International career

2017–20

She participated in the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[6]

2021–24

Mafe Costa made a huge improvement when he became part of the team that trains with Fernando Possenti.[7]

In June 2023, she was Brazilian champion in the Brazil Trophy in the 200m freestyle with a time of 1:57.76 and the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:06.85.[8]

At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships held in Fukuoka, Japan, she reached the final of the Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, finishing in 8th place.[9] [10] She also finished 12th in the Women's 400 metre freestyle,[11] 20th in the Women's 200 metre freestyle[12] and 24th in the Women's 200 metre butterfly.[13]

At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, she won three silver medals in the Women's 400 metre freestyle with a time of 4:06.68 (near the South American record of Andreina Pinto, a time of 4:06.02), in the Women's 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:58.12, and in the 4x200m freestyle relay where Brazil almost broke the South American record, narrowly losing to the USA. [14] [15] [16]

At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, she qualified for the 400m freestyle final with the 4th best time, breaking the South American record with a time of 4:05.52. It was the first time that a Brazilian reached the final of the 400m freestyle at the World Championships - Mafê reached the final together with her compatriot Gabrielle Roncatto.[17] In the final, Mafê broke the South American record again, now with a mark of 4:02.86, finishing in 4th place, just 0.47s from bronze, this being the best result of all time for Brazilian women's swimming in World Championships. in Olympic events.[18] [19] [20] In the 200m freestyle, Costa clocked 1:57.11 in the semi-finals, breaking the South American record, obtaining the Olympic index and Brazil's best result in the history of this event - in the women's 200m freestyle, Brazil had never qualified anyone for a final. [21] In the 200m freestyle final, Mafê again broke her limits, once again breaking the South American record, now with a time of 1:56.85, finishing in 5th place, 0.85 seconds away from bronze.[22] [23] In the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, the team composed of Maria Fernanda Costa, Stephanie Balduccini, Aline Rodrigues and Gabrielle Roncatto obtained a historic result, reaching 4th place, Brazil's best placement in this event at the World Championships, destroying the South American record with the mark of 7:52.71.[24] [25] The quartet formed by Costa, Balduccini, Rodrigues and Ana Carolina Vieira also finished 6th in the 4x100m freestyle, equaling Brazil's best result in world championships in this event.[26]

On May 7, 2024, competing in the Brazilian Olympic Swimming Trials, she broke the South American record for the 200m freestyle with a time of 1:56.37.[27] On May 11, in the same competition, she broke the Brazilian record for the 800m freestyle with a time of 8:28.92. [28]

2024 Summer Olympics

At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Mafê Costa reached the final of the 400m freestyle - a Brazilian woman had not reached the final of this event at the Olympics since 1948. She finished in 7th place, in her first Olympic participation, at the age of 21.[29] She also swam the 200m freestyle, reaching the semi-finals and finishing 11th - it was the best position in the history of Brazil in the women's 200m freestyle at the Olympics. In both events, she swam close to her South American records. [30] [31] In the Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, Brazil qualified for the final, where she opened the race by breaking the South American record with a time of 1:56.06. Brazil finished 7th in the final.[32]

Personal bests

Long course
EventTimeMeetDate
200 m freestyle1:56.062024 Summer OlympicsAugust 2, 2024SA
400 m freestyle4:02.862024 World ChampionshipsFebruary 11, 2024SA
800 m freestyle8:28.922024 Brazilian Olympic Swimming TrialsMay 11, 2024NR

Notes and References

  1. https://bestswimming.swimchannel.net/2020/12/10/informacoes-sobre-a-nadadora-maria-fernanda-costa/ Informações sobre a nadadora Maria Fernanda Costa
  2. https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1209911/maria-fernanda-de-oliveira-da-silva-costa/profile World Aquatics Mafê Profile
  3. Web site: CBDA Profile Maria Fernanda Costa. CBDA. 2023-10-26.
  4. https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1209911/maria-fernanda-de-oliveira-da-silva-costa/profile Profile at World Aquatics
  5. https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000201EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Women's 400m Freestyle Final Doha 2024
  6. https://www.flamengo.com.br/noticias/natacao/maria-fernanda-costa-e-o-flamengo-no-mundial-junior Maria Fernanda Costa é o Flamengo no Mundial Junior
  7. https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/colunas/olhar-olimpico/2024/02/10/furacao-mafe-vai-de-desconhecida-a-protagonista-da-natacao-em-um-ano.htm Furacão, Mafê vai de desconhecida a protagonista da natação em um ano
  8. https://bestswimming.swimchannel.net/2023/06/05/os-melhores-dos-melhores-do-trofeu-brasil-2023/ Os melhores dos melhores do Troféu Brasul 2023
  9. https://ge.globo.com/natacao/noticia/2023/07/27/revezamento-4x200m-livre-feminino-termina-em-8o-no-mundial.ghtml Revezamento 4x200m fecha final em último lugar no Mundial Revezamento 4x200m fecha final em último lugar no Mundial
  10. Web site: Final results. omegatiming.com. 27 July 2023.
  11. Web site: Heats results. omegatiming.com. 23 July 2023.
  12. Web site: Heats results. omegatiming.com. 25 July 2023.
  13. Web site: Heats results. omegatiming.com. 26 July 2023.
  14. https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2023/10/26/promessa-da-natacao-stephanie-balduccini-conta-como-voltou-a-crer-em-si.htm Stephanie Balduccini reconstrói confiança nos EUA e mira evolução até Paris
  15. https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/esportes/ouro-no-pan-de-santiago-brasil-vence-os-4x200m-livre-masculino-na-natacao-veja/ Ouro no Pan de Santiago: Brasil vence os 4x200m livre masculino na natação; veja
  16. https://www.maisgoias.com.br/esportes/mafe-costa-ganha-a-medalha-de-prata-no-200m-livre/ Mafê Costa ganha a medalha de prata no 200m livre
  17. https://ge.globo.com/natacao/noticia/2024/02/11/guilherme-costa-vai-a-final-dos-400m-livre-do-mundial-de-esportes-aquaticos.ghtml Mafê Costa, Gabi Roncato e Cachorrão vão à final no Mundial de Esportes Aquáticos
  18. https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000201EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Women's 400m Freestyle Final Doha 2024
  19. https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/mais-esportes/natacao/brasileira-e-quarta-colocada-nos-400m-livre-do-mundial-revezamentos-4x100m-livre-vao-a-paris/ Brasileira é quarta colocada nos 400m livre do Mundial; revezamentos 4x100m livre vão a Paris
  20. https://ge.globo.com/natacao/noticia/2024/02/11/brasil-fica-perto-do-podio-em-doha-com-mafe-costa-gabi-roncatto-e-cachorrao.ghtml Brasil fica perto do pódio em Doha com Mafê Costa, Gabi Roncatto e Cachorrão
  21. https://ge.globo.com/natacao/noticia/2024/02/13/mafe-costa-conquista-vaga-na-final-e-indice-olimpico-nos-200m-livre-no-mundial-de-doha.ghtml Mafê Costa conquista vaga na final e índice olímpico nos 200m livre no Mundial de Doha
  22. https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 200m freestyle final Doha 2024
  23. https://www.cbda.org.br/noticia/20711/mafe-costa-quebra-novamente-recorde-sul-americano-e-e-5-do-mundo-nos-200m-livre Mafe Costa quebra novamente recorde sul-americano e é 5ª do mundo nos 200m livre
  24. https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000201F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Women's 4x200m Freestyle final Doha 2024
  25. https://ge.globo.com/natacao/noticia/2024/02/15/revezamento-4x200m-livre-feminino-bate-recorde-sul-americano-e-fica-em-quarto-no-mundial.ghtml Brasil é 4º nos 4x200m livre feminino, bate recorde
  26. https://www.cbda.org.br/noticia/20708/maria-fernanda-quebra-recorde-sul-americano-e-e-4-colocada-em-final-inedita-ao-lado-de-gabrielle-roncatto Maria Fernanda quebra recorde sul-americano e é 4ª colocada em final inédita ao lado de Gabrielle Roncatto
  27. https://olympics.com/pt/noticias/seletiva-olimpica-brasileira-natacao-dia-2 Com recorde sul-americano nos 200m livre, Mafê Costa volta a ser destaque no segundo dia da Seletiva Olímpica de Natação
  28. https://swimchannel.net/br/maria-fernanda-costa-e-guilherme-caribe-sao-destaque-no-ultimo-dia-da-seletiva-2/ Maria Fernanda Costa e Guilherme Caribé são destaque no último dia da seletiva
  29. https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2024/07/27/brasileira-mafe-costa-termina-em-setimo-na-final-dos-400m-livre-australiana-e-bicampea-olimpica-na-prova.ghtml Brasileira Mafê Costa termina em sétimo na final dos 400m livre; australiana é bicampeã olímpica
  30. https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2024/07/28/olimpiadas-2024-mafe-cai-nas-semifinais-dos-200m-livres.ghtml Olimpíadas 2024: Mafê cai nas semifinais dos 200m livre
  31. https://noticias.unisanta.br/esporte/nadadora-da-unisanta-mafe-costa-alcanca-a-melhor-posicao-da-historia-do-brasil-nos-200m-livre Nadadora da Unisanta Mafe Costa alcança a melhor posição da história do Brasil nos 200m livre
  32. https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2024/08/01/brasil-fica-em-setimo-no-4x200m-e-mafe-costa-bate-recorde-sul-americano-individual.ghtml Brasil fica em sétimo no 4x200m, e Mafê Costa bate recorde sul-americano individual

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