Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1.0 | 4.0 | Tom Malchow | United States | 1:56.02 |
| 2.0 | 3.0 | Anatoly Polyakov | Russia | 1:56.78 |
| 3.0 | 5.0 | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:57.00 |
| 4.0 | 6.0 | Franck Esposito | France | 1:57.04 |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | Denis Pankratov | Russia | 1:57.24 |
| 6.0 | 8.0 | Andrew Livingston | Puerto Rico | 1:58.63 |
| 7.0 | 1.0 | Stefan Aartsen | Netherlands | 1:58.66 |
| 8.0 | 7.0 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 1:58.96 |
Question:
What was the rank of the player in lane 6?
Answer:
4.0