María de Valdés

{{short description|Spanish swimmer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = María de Valdés

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| full_name = María de Valdés Álvarez

| nationality = Spanish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Fuengirola, Spain{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/maria-de-valdes-alvarez_1954804 |title=DE VALDES ALVAREZ Maria |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=26 December 2024}}

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| strokes = Freestyle

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport|Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Doha|10 km open water}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Rome|5 km open water}}

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María de Valdés Álvarez{{fnf|de Valdés|Álvarez|lang=Spanish}} (born 19 October 1998) is a Spanish swimmer.{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/jimena-perez-y-maria-de-valdes-7a-y-8a-en-el-800-libre-del-europeo/ |title=Jimena Pérez y Maria de Valdés, 7ª y 8ª en el 800 libre del Europeo |work=SwimSwam.com |access-date=20 May 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.malagahoy.es/deportes/Maria-de-Valdes-final-1500-Europeo_0_1575743176.html |title=María de Valdés estará también en la final de 1.500 metros del Europeo |trans-title=Maria de Valdes will also be in the 1,500-meter final of the European Championship |work=Malagahoy.es |language=es |access-date=20 May 2021}} She competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.{{cite web |url=http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW1500MFR-----------HEAT--------_51A1%201.0.pdf |title=Women's 1500 metre freestyle: Start list |work=Budapest 2000 |access-date=20 May 2021}}

She took second place for women's 5 kilometers open water swimming at 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy.{{cite web |url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/OW_ROMA2022/OW/pdf/Day1_1_res.pdf |title=Open water swimming results |work=Roma 2022 |access-date=25 January 2024}}