Lotte Friis
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| Full name | Lotte Friis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
9 February 1988 Blovstrød, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gentofte Svømmeklub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 reached the final. She finished in fifth in a time of 4:04.68,[6] which was a new Nordic record.
See also
References
- ↑ "1500-Free-W" (PDF). LEN. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ↑ FINA World Championships, Swimming: Italy's Alessia Filippi Earns Roars from Crowd With Victorious 1500 Free Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine., Swimming World Magazine, 28 July 2009
- ↑ FINA World Championships, Swimming: Denmark's Lotte Friis Clocks Second Fastest 800 Free for Meet Record, Win Archived 2011-12-30 at the Wayback Machine., Swimming World Magazine, 1 August 2009
- ↑ Omegatiming.com, 14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Shanghai (CHN), Women's 1500m Freestyle, Final
- ↑ Omegatiming.com, 14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Shanghai (CHN), Women's 800m Freestyle, Final
- ↑ Omegatiming.com, 14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Shanghai (CHN), Women's 400m Freestyle, Final
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| Preceded by Denmark national handball team |
Danish Sports Name of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Caroline Wozniacki |