Denmark competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July to 4 August 2013.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly 3 August Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle 30 July Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 2 August Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle 3 August
Swimming
Jeanette Ottesen got the Danes' sole gold at the championships in the 50 m butterfly, while Rikke Møller Pedersen set a new world record in the 200 m breaststroke, the first Danish long course world record in 61 years, in the semi-final with 2:19.11. She went on to win silver in the final, her first medal at the World Aquatics Championships. In addition, Lotte Friis set a new European record in the 1500 m freestyle. She would go on to win silver in both the 800 and 1500 m freestyle events.
In total, seven Danish records were broken during the championships, and three new Nordic records were set, by Møller Pedersen (100 m and 200 m breaststroke; she beat the former distance's record twice) and Friis (1500 m freestyle).
Danish swimmers earned 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):
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPernille Blume50 m freestyle25.2316 Q25.0110Did not advance100 m freestyle54.8814 Q54.6813Did not advanceLotte Friis400 m freestylecolspan=2 Did not advance800 m freestyle8:23.003 Qcolspan=2 8:16.321500 m freestyle15:49.181 Qcolspan=2 15:38.88 EUJeanette Ottesen50 m freestyle25.0412 Q24.54 NR3 Q24.66=5100 m freestyleDid not advance50 m butterfly25.69=1 Q25.501 Q25.24 NR100 m butterfly57.795 Q57.19 NR2 Q57.274Rikke Møller Pedersen50 m breaststroke31.2312 Q30.57 NR6 Q30.726100 m breaststroke1:06.304 Q1:05.99 NR3 Q1:05.93 NR4200 m breaststroke2:22.202 Q2:19.11 1 Q2:20.08
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