Hanna-Maria Seppälä

Hanna-Maria Hintsa (née Seppälä 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.

Hanna-Maria Seppälä
Personal information
Full nameHanna-Maria Seppälä
NicknameHanski
Nationality Finland
Born (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984
Kerava, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubCetus
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
2003 Barcelona 100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2008 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle
2016 London 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
2006 Shanghai 100 m ind. medley
2008 Manchester 100 m ind. medley
2008 Manchester 100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
2005 Trieste 100 m ind. medley
2006 Helsinki 100 m ind. medley
2007 Debrecen 100 m ind. medley
2008 Rijeka 100 m ind. medley
2005 Trieste 100 m freestyle
2012 Chartres 4x50 m freestyle
2010 Eindhoven 4x50 m freestyle
2009 Istanbul 100 m ind. medley
2006 Helsinki 50 m freestyle
2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle
2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed freestyle

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.

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