{"id":134354,"date":"2015-05-17T15:16:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T22:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=134354"},"modified":"2015-05-18T14:12:26","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T21:12:26","slug":"lotte-friis-now-5th-in-world-with-super-smooth-800-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lotte-friis-now-5th-in-world-with-super-smooth-800-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotte Friis Now 6th in World With Super Smooth 800 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte\u00a0is sponsored by\u00a0Arena<\/a>.\u00a0For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

NBAC’s Lotte Friis put together a super smooth and consistent women’s 800-meter freestyle to win at the Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte.<\/p>\n

Friis cruised her way to an 8:25.07 to win the event, and move up to sixth\u00a0in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

Only Katie Ledecky (8:11.21), Jessica Ashwood (8:21.33), Jazmin Carlin (8:21.58) and Lauren Boyle (8:23.57) have been faster.<\/p>\n

Friis’ NBAC teammate Becca Mann took second tonight in 8:28.82, a few seconds off her fifth-ranked season best of 8:24.13 from the BHP Super Series. \u00a0But, she demonstrated a warrior’s heart by immediately jumping up to the starting blocks for the 200 IM B final.<\/p>\n

Cavalier’s Leah Smith took third out of the early heats with an 8:29.28 to move to 11th in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

Ashley Twichell, in her first pool race in 18 months as she’s focused on open water, placed fourth in 8:34.06 for a personal best.<\/p>\n

Badgers’ Lindsay Vrooman (8:34.89), NBAC’s Cierra Runge (8:41.12), NCAC’s Madison Homovich (8:47.74) and Tennessee’s Maddy Tegner (8:48.82) rounded out the top eight.<\/p>\n

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