Lotte Friis is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 swimmer from Allerød

Allerød

Allerød may refer to either of these:* Allerød Municipality, a municipality in Denmark** Lillerød, also called Allerød, seat of the municipality** Allerød station, a railway station in the Danish town...

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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

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, she won bronze in the 800 metre freestyle competition. At the 2009 World Championships

2009 World Aquatics Championships

The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...

 she won silver in the 1500 metre freestyle competition and gold in the 800 metre freestyle competition with the second fastest time ever and a new championship record. At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

2011 World Aquatics Championships

The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...

 in Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

 Friis won gold in the women's 1500 metre freestyle

Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle

The women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 25 with the preliminary round and July 26 with the final.-Records:...

 in the time 15:49.59 and silver in the women's 800 metre freestyle

Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle

The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and July 30 with the final.-Records:...

. Friis participated in the women's 400 metre freestyle

Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and the final took place on July 24.-Records:...

 and made it to the final. She ended as number five in the time 4:04.68, which was new Nordic record.