"THE FLYING FINN"WORLD SUPER STAR,FINNISH SWIMING STAR:HANNA-MARIA SEPPÄLÄ from FINLAND

Hanna-Maria Seppälä

Hanna-Maria Seppälä

Seppälä at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven
Personal information
Full name	Hanna-Maria Seppälä
Nationality	Finland
Stroke(s)	Freestyle, individual medley
Club	Cetus
Date of birth	13 December 1984 (age 25)(1984-12-13)
Place of birth	Kerava, Finland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	59 kg
Medal record[show] World Championships (LC) Gold 2003 Barcelona 100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Silver 2008 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle World Chamionships (SC) Silver 2006 Shanghai 100 m ind. medley Silver 2008 Manchester 100 m ind. medley Bronze 2008 Manchester 100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) Gold 2005 Trieste 100 m ind. medley Gold 2006 Helsinki 100 m ind. medley Gold 2007 Debrecen 100 m ind. medley Gold 2008 Rijeka 100 m ind. medley Silver 2005 Trieste 100 m freestyle Bronze 2009 Istanbul 100 m ind. medley Bronze 2006 Helsinki 50 m freestyle Bronze 2003 Dublin 100 m freestyle

Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born 13 December 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 50 m freestyle event. To date she has broken 100 Finnish national records. Hanna-Maria's manager is Finnish Sports Management Agency, SportElite.

[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 individual 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 individual 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 individual 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 individual 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 individual 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 4×100 m freestyle 13th in 4×100 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 individual medley 7th in 4×50 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 individual 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 individual 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 4×100 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 individual medley 7th in 4×50 m medley	24.57 53.29 1:00.45 1:50.99

[edit] External links

• Personal website Hanna-Maria Seppälä
• Hanna-Maria Seppälä's records and achievements
• Hanna-Maria Seppälä in SportElite's website
• Swim Rankings profile

Awards
Preceded by Samppa Lajunen	Finnish Sports Personality of the Year 2003	Succeeded by Marko Yli-Hannuksela
Preceded by Heli Koivula	Finnish Sportswoman of the Year 2003	Succeeded by Tanja Poutiainen