Lotte Friis
Friis in 2011
Personal information
Full nameLotte Friis
National team Denmark
Born (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36)
Blovstrød, Denmark
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubGentofte Svømmeklub
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 800 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Istanbul 800 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szczecin 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Istanbul 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szczecin 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Herning 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Herning 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rijeka 800 m freestyle

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

  1. ^ "1500-Free-W" (PDF). LEN. Retrieved 2008-06-17.[dead link]
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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
  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". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
Awards and achievements Preceded byDenmark men's national handball team Danish Sports Name of the Year 2009 Succeeded byCaroline Wozniacki
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