María Vilas Vidal (born 31 May 1996) is a Spanish

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

Career

In the

2010 European Cup The 2010 European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league football tournament. Three of the competing teams participated in the 2009 European Cup, with France also being included in the tournament after ...

held in Catania, Italy, she won two gold medals in competitions 200m breaststroke and 400 m freestyle, a silver medal in the 200 m freestyle (22/02/91) and three bronze medals in the 100 m breaststroke and the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay and 4 x 200 M. In 2016, Privamera Open Championship in

Sabadell Sabadell () is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located above sea level. Sabadell pioneered the Ind ...

, Spain, she managed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time. In addition, he surpassed the Galician record 400 freestyle of Bea Gómez with a time of 6 4.38,81. In the

, she participated in swimming events women's 800 meters freestyle and 400 medley women's singles.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilas, Maria 1996 births Living people Spanish female breaststroke swimmers Spanish female freestyle swimmers Spanish female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Spain Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Spanish women