Hanna-Maria Seppälä

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 Barcelona100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2008 Eindhoven100 m freestyle
2016 London4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
2006 Shanghai100 m ind. medley
2008 Manchester100 m ind. medley
2008 Manchester100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
2005 Trieste100 m ind. medley
2006 Helsinki100 m ind. medley
2007 Debrecen100 m ind. medley
2008 Rijeka100 m ind. medley
2005 Trieste100 m freestyle
2012 Chartres4x50 m freestyle
2010 Eindhoven4x50 m freestyle
2009 Istanbul100 m ind. medley
2006 Helsinki50 m freestyle
2003 Dublin100 m freestyle
2012 Chartres4×50 m mixed freestyle

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.

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.