{{Short description|Brazilian swimmer (born 1999)}} {{Infobox swimmer| | name= Maria Paula Heitmann | image= | imagesize= | caption = | fullname = Maria Paula Mangabeira Heitmann | nicknames = MP | nationality = {{BRA}} | strokes = Freestyle | club = Unisanta | collegeteam = Indiana University Bloomington | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|1|31}} | birth_place =Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.63 m | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | {{BRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver | 2023 Santiago | 4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition | South American Games}} {{MedalGold | 2022 Asunción | 400 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold | 2022 Asunción | 4x200 m freestyle}} }}
''' Maria Paula Mangabeira Heitmann''' (born 31 January 1999 in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian swimmer.<ref>{{cite web| title = CBDA - Perfil de Atleta - Maria Paula Heitmann| trans-title = CBDA - Athlete's profile - Maria Paula Heitmann| work = CBDA| date = 2018| url = http://www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/102920/maria-paula-heitmann| accessdate = December 16, 2018| language = pt| archive-date = December 16, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181216120806/http://www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/102920/maria-paula-heitmann| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.agenciaminas.mg.gov.br/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1419/lista_contemplados.pdf Bolsa Atleta]</ref>
She was at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.<ref>[https://cbda.org.br/cbda/natacao/evento/32199/universiade UNIVERSÍADE - 2017]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
At the 2018 José Finkel Trophy, 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Results|url=http://www.cbda.org.br/natacao/resultadoPorProva/prova/909053/fase/f|publisher=CBDA|date=25 August 2018|access-date=25 August 2018|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826044523/http://www.cbda.org.br/natacao/resultadoPorProva/prova/909053/fase/f|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She was at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In the Brazilian 4x200m freestyle relay, formed by Heitmann, Giovanna Diamante, Aline Rodrigues and Stephanie Balduccini, 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.<ref>[https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000201F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Women's 4x200m free final results Budapest 2022]</ref><ref>[https://www.olimpiadatododia.com.br/mundial-de-esportes-aquaticos/448132-revezamento-feminino-stephanie-balduccini-mundial-budapeste/ Revezamento feminino fica em 6º no 4x200m livre em Budapeste]</ref><ref>[https://ge.globo.com/nado-artistico/noticia/2022/06/22/americana-e-retirada-de-maca-de-piscina-apos-final-do-nado-artistico-do-mundial.ghtml Americana é retirada de maca de piscina após final do nado artístico do Mundial]</ref>
On 13 September 2022, at the José Finkel Trophy in Recife, she broke the short course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 4:03.45.<ref>[https://swimchannel.net/br/maria-paula-heitmann-bate-recorde-sul-americano-no-finkel/ Maria Paula Heitmann bate recorde sul-americano no Finkel]</ref>
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