Maria Paula Heitmann (born 31 January 1999 in

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) is a Brazilian swimmer. She was at the

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. At the 2018

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, she broke the South American record in 4×200m freestyle relay with a time of 7:50.57 along with Ana Carolina Vieira, Camila Mello and Andressa Cholodovskis. She was at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. In the Brazilian 4x200m freestyle relay, formed by Heitmann,

Giovanna Diamante Giovanna Tomanik Diamante (born June 26, 1997 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian swimmer. At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, she won a silver medal in the Mixed 4 × 100m freestyle relay. She also finished 4th in the Mixed 4 × 100 metre ...

, Aline Rodrigues and

Stephanie Balduccini Stephanie Balduccini (born 20 September 2004) is a Brazilian swimmer. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics at age 16. In the 100m freestyle, she finished 6th at the 2024 World Championships in Doha, and obtained a silver at the 2023 Pan Ameri ...

, she finished in 6th place with a time of 7:58.38. This was the best placement of Brazil in this race in Worlds at all times. On 13 September 2022, at the

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, she broke the short course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 4:03.45.Maria Paula Heitmann bate recorde sul-americano no Finkel
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1999 births Living people Brazilian female freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Belo Horizonte Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Indiana Hoosiers women's swimmers 21st-century Brazilian women South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2022 South American Games {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub