| Denmark at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | DEN |
| National federation | Danish Swimming Federation |
| Website | svoem |
| in Kazan, Russia | |
| Competitors | 11 in 1 sport |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Denmark competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Jeanette Ottesen | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | August 3 |
| Silver | Jeanette Ottesen | Swimming | Women's 50 m butterfly | August 8 |
 Bronze | Mie Ø. Nielsen | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | August 4 |
| Bronze | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | August 7 |
Danish swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard): [1] [2]
Eleven of these swimmers have been nominated to compete for Denmark at the World Championships, including current world record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen in the 200 m breaststroke, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Lotte Friis in long-distance freestyle, and three-time Olympian and defending World champion Jeanette Ottesen in the 50 m butterfly. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Viktor Bromer | 100 m butterfly | 52.53 | 23 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:54.47 | 2 Q | 1:54.82 | 4 Q | 1:54.66 | 5 | |
| Søren Dahl | 50 m butterfly | 24.13 | =28 | did not advance | |||
| Mads Glæsner | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.78 | 17 | — | did not advance | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 7:51.24 | 13 | — | did not advance | |||
| Anders Lie | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.27 | 23 | did not advance | |||
| Daniel Skaaning Magnus Westermann Søren Dahl Anders Lie | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:13.72 | 12 | — | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pernille Blume | 50 m freestyle | 25.14 | 15 Q | 24.93 | =13 | did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 54.72 | 15 Q | 54.60 | 14 | did not advance | ||
| Lotte Friis | 800 m freestyle | 8:23.12 | 3 Q | — | 8:21.36 | 5 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:54.23 | 2 Q | — | 15:49.00 | 4 | ||
| Mie Ø. Nielsen | 50 m backstroke | 27.89 | 5 Q | 27.63 | 3 Q | 27.73 | 5 |
| 100 m backstroke | 59.40 | 4 Q | 58.84 | 2 Q | 58.86 | | |
| Jeanette Ottesen | 50 m freestyle | 24.66 | 5 Q | 24.61 | 9 | did not advance | |
| 50 m butterfly | 25.51 | 2 Q | 25.27 | 2 Q | 25.34 | | |
| 100 m butterfly | 57.79 | 2 Q | 57.04 | 2 Q | 57.05 | | |
| Rikke Møller Pedersen | 50 m breaststroke | 31.48 | 23 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.39 | 13 Q | 1:07.42 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.90 | 6 Q | 2:21.99 | 1 Q | 2:22.76 | | |
| Pernille Blume Mie Ø. Nielsen Jeanette Ottesen Rikke Møller Pedersen | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:58.38 | 5 Q | — | 3:57.61 | 5 | |
Jeanette Ottesen is a Danish competitive swimmer who participated at the 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. In total, she has won 50 international medals.
Rikke Møller Pedersen is a Danish competitive swimmer specialising in breaststroke and from 2013 to 2021 world record holder in the 200 m breaststroke (2:19.11).
Denmark competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July to 4 August 2013.
Denmark competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games throughout the modern era, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Danish team consisted of 120 athletes, 79 men and 41 women, across sixteen sports. Before the start of the games, DIF sat an official medal goal of 10 medals for the Rio games.
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