Lotte Friis

Lotte Friis

Friis in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Lotte Friis
National team	Denmark
Born	9 February 1988 Blovstrød, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Gentofte Svømmeklub
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Denmark Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 800 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 800 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 1500 m freestyle 2009 Rome 1500 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 800 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 800 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 800 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2010 Budapest 800 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 1500 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 400 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 1500 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2011 Szczecin 800 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 800 m freestyle 2007 Debrecen 800 m freestyle 2012 Chartres 800 m freestyle 2011 Szczecin 400 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 400 m freestyle 2004 Vienna 800 m freestyle 2012 Chartres 400 m freestyle 2013 Herning 400 m freestyle 2013 Herning 800 m freestyle 2008 Rijeka 800 m freestyle

Lotte Friis (born 9 February 1988) is a Danish competitive swimmer from Allerød.^[1]

Career

Friis was born in Blovstrød. Finishing third in the 1500 metre freestyle competition at the European Championships 2008 in Eindhoven she won her first major long course medal. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she won bronze in the 800 metre freestyle competition. At the 2009 World Championships she won silver in the 1500 metre freestyle competition^[2] and gold in the 800 metre freestyle competition with the second fastest time ever and a new championship record.^[3] At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai Friis won gold in the women's 1500 metre freestyle in the time 15:49.59^[4] and silver in the women's 800 metre freestyle.^[5] Friis participated in the women's 400 metre freestyle and made it to the final. She ended as number five in the time 4:04.68,^[6] which was a new Nordic record.

See also

• World record progression 1500 metres freestyle

References

1. "1500-Free-W" (PDF). LEN. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
2. FINA World Championships, Swimming: Italy's Alessia Filippi Earns Roars from Crowd With Victorious 1500 Free , Swimming World Magazine, 28 July 2009
3. FINA World Championships, Swimming: Denmark's Lotte Friis Clocks Second Fastest 800 Free for Meet Record, Win , Swimming World Magazine, 1 August 2009
4. Omegatiming.com, 14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Shanghai (CHN), Women's 1500m Freestyle, Final
5. Omegatiming.com, 14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Shanghai (CHN), Women's 800m Freestyle, Final
6. Omegatiming.com, 14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Shanghai (CHN), Women's 400m Freestyle, Final