Lotte Friis Controls 800 Free in Orlando

Jun 21, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Lotte Friis (DK) won the Women's 800M Freestyle 8:25.33 during the Championship Finals of day four at the George F. Haines International Swim Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports

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NBAC’s Lotte Friis collected the women’s 800-meter freestyle at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando.

Friis hit the wall in a time of 8:29.81. That swim is just a few seconds off her fourth-ranked season best of 8:27.23 from the Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

This was a rare 800 free with Katie Ledecky not competing in the event as she’s focused her efforts on much shorter distances for a change-up this week.

Badger’s Lindsay Vrooman finished second overall in 8:30.98. That vaulted her to seventh in the world rankings.

Gator’s Andreina Pinto Perez placed third overall in a time of 8:31.64 to move up to 10th in the world.

Triangle’s Ashley Twichell (8:36.45), NBAC’s Cierra Runge (8:37.84), Chile’s Kristel Kobrich (8:40.45), Vietnam’s Vien Nguyen (8:44.56) and Argentina’s Delfina Pignatiello (8:47.74) rounded out the top eight in the timed final event.

1 Friis, Lotte     27 North Baltimore-  8:21.36    8:29.81 NATS   
                 29.75      1:01.39 (31.64)
        1:33.64 (32.25)     2:05.60 (31.96)
        2:37.55 (31.95)     3:09.60 (32.05)
        3:41.77 (32.17)     4:13.67 (31.90)
        4:45.82 (32.15)     5:18.08 (32.26)
        5:50.40 (32.32)     6:22.47 (32.07)
        6:54.81 (32.34)     7:26.83 (32.02)
        7:58.79 (31.96)     8:29.81 (31.02)
  2 Vrooman, Lindsa  24 Badger Swim Club  8:26.67    8:30.98 NATS   
                 29.85      1:01.72 (31.87)
        1:33.48 (31.76)     2:05.39 (31.91)
        2:37.30 (31.91)     3:09.49 (32.19)
        3:41.90 (32.41)     4:14.00 (32.10)
        4:46.53 (32.53)     5:18.97 (32.44)
        5:51.33 (32.36)     6:23.66 (32.33)
        6:56.00 (32.34)     7:28.30 (32.30)
        8:00.53 (32.23)     8:30.98 (30.45)
  3 Pinto Perez, An  24 Gator Swim Club-  8:30.66    8:31.64 NATS   
                 30.04      1:02.19 (32.15)
        1:34.56 (32.37)     2:07.00 (32.44)
        2:39.45 (32.45)     3:12.15 (32.70)
        3:44.66 (32.51)     4:17.20 (32.54)
        4:49.67 (32.47)     5:21.91 (32.24)
        5:53.73 (31.82)     6:25.71 (31.98)
        6:57.64 (31.93)     7:29.53 (31.89)
        8:01.09 (31.56)     8:31.64 (30.55)
  4 Twichell, Ashle  26 Triangle Aquatic  8:34.06    8:36.45 NATS   
                 30.11      1:02.16 (32.05)
        1:34.26 (32.10)     2:06.73 (32.47)
        2:39.17 (32.44)     3:11.62 (32.45)
        3:44.12 (32.50)     4:16.52 (32.40)
        4:48.94 (32.42)     5:21.39 (32.45)
        5:53.85 (32.46)     6:26.46 (32.61)
        6:59.11 (32.65)     7:31.68 (32.57)
        8:04.52 (32.84)     8:36.45 (31.93)
  5 Runge, Cierra    19 North Baltimore-  8:24.69    8:37.84 NATS   
                 30.05      1:02.12 (32.07)
        1:34.46 (32.34)     2:06.86 (32.40)
        2:39.33 (32.47)     3:11.85 (32.52)
        3:44.44 (32.59)     4:17.11 (32.67)
        4:50.13 (33.02)     5:22.81 (32.68)
        5:55.56 (32.75)     6:28.13 (32.57)
        7:00.72 (32.59)     7:33.45 (32.73)
        8:06.03 (32.58)     8:37.84 (31.81)
  6 Kobrich, Kriste  30 Chile             8:29.79    8:40.45 NATS   
                 30.63      1:03.12 (32.49)
        1:35.71 (32.59)     2:08.48 (32.77)
        2:41.23 (32.75)     3:14.02 (32.79)
        3:46.55 (32.53)     4:19.32 (32.77)
        4:52.04 (32.72)     5:24.72 (32.68)
        5:57.53 (32.81)     6:30.26 (32.73)
        7:03.03 (32.77)     7:35.91 (32.88)
        8:08.43 (32.52)     8:40.45 (32.02)
  7 Nguyen, Vien     19 Unattached-FL     8:34.85    8:44.56 NATS   
                 29.69      1:01.88 (32.19)
        1:31.47 (29.59)     2:07.42 (35.95)
        2:40.45 (33.03)     3:13.60 (33.15)
        3:46.72 (33.12)     4:19.87 (33.15)
        4:52.97 (33.10)     5:26.17 (33.20)
        5:59.32 (33.15)     6:32.58 (33.26)
        7:05.96 (33.38)     7:38.93 (32.97)
        8:10.34 (31.41)     8:44.56 (34.22)
  8 Pignatiello, De  15 Argentina-US      8:52.32    8:47.74 NATS   
                 30.82      1:03.28 (32.46)
        1:36.63 (33.35)     2:10.04 (33.41)
        2:44.26 (34.22)     3:17.40 (33.14)
        3:51.14 (33.74)     4:24.72 (33.58)
        4:57.58 (32.86)     5:30.34 (32.76)
        6:03.96 (33.62)     6:37.65 (33.69)
        7:11.07 (33.42)     7:44.24 (33.17)
        8:17.34 (33.10)     8:47.74 (30.40)
  9 Brent, Kendall   17 Swim Florida-FL   8:43.27    8:48.22 NATS   
                 30.72      1:03.98 (33.26)
        1:37.19 (33.21)     2:10.60 (33.41)
        2:43.69 (33.09)     3:17.10 (33.41)
        3:50.16 (33.06)     4:23.51 (33.35)
        4:56.43 (32.92)     5:29.60 (33.17)
        6:02.37 (32.77)     6:35.50 (33.13)
        7:08.60 (33.10)     7:42.22 (33.62)
        8:15.39 (33.17)     8:48.22 (32.83)
 10 Lee, Easop       15 North Baltimore-  8:49.07    8:50.54 JRS    
                 30.33      1:02.28 (31.95)
        1:35.01 (32.73)     2:07.87 (32.86)
        2:40.84 (32.97)     3:13.91 (33.07)
        3:47.33 (33.42)     4:20.80 (33.47)
        4:54.37 (33.57)     5:28.19 (33.82)
        6:02.25 (34.06)     6:36.63 (34.38)
        7:10.52 (33.89)     7:44.54 (34.02)
        8:17.72 (33.18)     8:50.54 (32.82)
 11 Dawson, Kendall  18 Fast Lane Aquati  9:11.42    8:50.76 JRS    
                 30.67      1:03.67 (33.00)
        1:37.13 (33.46)     2:10.85 (33.72)
        2:44.60 (33.75)     3:18.30 (33.70)
        3:52.00 (33.70)     4:25.71 (33.71)
        4:59.16 (33.45)     5:32.69 (33.53)
        6:06.18 (33.49)     6:39.51 (33.33)
        7:12.86 (33.35)     7:46.15 (33.29)
        8:19.18 (33.03)     8:50.76 (31.58)
 12 Alvarez, Maria   26 Unattached-GA     8:42.14    8:51.00 JRS    
                 30.70      1:03.68 (32.98)
        1:36.76 (33.08)     2:10.16 (33.40)
        2:43.36 (33.20)     3:16.57 (33.21)
        3:49.94 (33.37)     4:23.61 (33.67)
        4:56.54 (32.93)     5:30.18 (33.64)
        6:03.46 (33.28)     6:37.26 (33.80)
        7:10.87 (33.61)     7:44.93 (34.06)
        8:18.64 (33.71)     8:51.00 (32.36)
 13 Braswell, Leah   15 York YMCA-MA      8:48.52    8:52.54 JRS    
                 30.78      1:03.75 (32.97)
        1:36.77 (33.02)     2:10.36 (33.59)
        2:43.94 (33.58)     3:17.42 (33.48)
        3:51.30 (33.88)     4:25.06 (33.76)
        4:58.92 (33.86)     5:32.72 (33.80)
        6:06.66 (33.94)     6:40.41 (33.75)
        7:14.24 (33.83)     7:48.17 (33.93)
        8:20.96 (32.79)     8:52.54 (31.58)
 14 Jaspeado, Natal  17 Scottsdale Aquat  8:41.38    8:52.68 JRS    
                 31.26      1:04.43 (33.17)
        1:37.81 (33.38)     2:11.12 (33.31)
        2:44.92 (33.80)     3:18.32 (33.40)
        3:52.32 (34.00)     4:25.90 (33.58)
        4:59.43 (33.53)     5:32.83 (33.40)
        6:06.39 (33.56)     6:39.90 (33.51)
        7:13.31 (33.41)     7:47.10 (33.79)
        8:21.03 (33.93)     8:52.68 (31.65)
 15 Macias Alba, Ay  19 FINA-US           8:41.53    8:53.58 JRS    
                 31.84      1:05.35 (33.51)
        1:39.16 (33.81)     2:12.94 (33.78)
        2:46.63 (33.69)     3:20.13 (33.50)
        3:53.68 (33.55)     4:26.86 (33.18)
        5:00.47 (33.61)     5:33.84 (33.37)
        6:07.50 (33.66)     6:40.91 (33.41)
        7:14.63 (33.72)     7:47.88 (33.25)
        8:21.37 (33.49)     8:53.58 (32.21)
 16 Atkins, Alexand  18 Sarasota YMCA Sh  8:52.95    8:56.36 JRS    
                 30.67      1:03.80 (33.13)
        1:37.73 (33.93)     2:11.49 (33.76)
        2:45.67 (34.18)     3:19.47 (33.80)
        3:53.54 (34.07)     4:27.16 (33.62)
        5:00.88 (33.72)     5:34.62 (33.74)
        6:08.65 (34.03)     6:42.25 (33.60)
        7:16.43 (34.18)     7:50.48 (34.05)
        8:24.11 (33.63)     8:56.36 (32.25)

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