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Yuliya Yefimova

File:Julia Efimova in Budapest.jpgYefimova in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova
National team	Russia
Born	(1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32) Grozny, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Volgodonsk Swim Club
Coach	Dave Salo
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m breaststroke 2012 London 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 50 m breaststroke 2013 Barcelona 50 m breaststroke 2013 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke 2015 Kazan 100 m breaststroke 2009 Rome 100 m breaststroke 2011 Shanghai 50 m breaststroke 2011 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke 2013 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 2015 Kazan 50 m breaststroke World Championships (SC) 2008 Manchester 200 m breaststroke European Championships (LC) 2008 Eindhoven 200 m breaststroke 2010 Budapest 100 m breaststroke 2010 Budapest 50 m breaststroke 2008 Eindhoven 50 m breaststroke 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) 2007 Debrecen 50 m breaststroke 2007 Debrecen 100 m breaststroke 2007 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke Disqualified 2013 Herning 50 m breaststroke Disqualified 2013 Herning 200 m breaststroke Disqualified 2013 Herning 4×50 m medley Disqualified 2013 Herning 4×50 m mixed medley Disqualified 2013 Herning 100 m breaststroke Universiade 2013 Kazan 50 m breaststroke 2013 Kazan 100 m breaststroke 2013 Kazan 200 m breaststroke 2013 Kazan 4×100 m medley

Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova (Template:Lang-ru), also romanized Efimova; born 3 April 1992) is a Russian competitive swimmer. A three-time Olympian, she made her Olympic debut in Beijing 2008, before going on to win the bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke in London 2012, and silver medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke in Rio de Janeiro 2016.

Yefimova is a four-time World Champion, winning the 50 metres breaststroke at the 2009 World Championships, the 50 metres and 200 metres breaststroke events in 2013, and the 100 metres breaststroke in 2015. She is a former world record holder in the 50 metres breaststroke. In 2013, she failed a drug test and was suspended from competition for 16 months.

Personal life

Yefimova was born in Grozny, and after the First Chechen War she and her family moved to Volgodonsk. There, Yefimova was coached by one of the local sports schools headed by her father Andrey Mikhailovich. Until 2011, she lived in Taganrog, where she was coached by Merited Coach Irina Vyatchanina. In March that year, she moved to the United States, where in California she is coached by David Salo, the head coach of the University of Southern California men's and women's swimming team.

Swimming career

Yefimova's first notable achievements were winning thrice at the Short Course Swimming Championships in 50 m, 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. At the 2008 European Aquatics Championships she was the gold medalist in 200 m breaststroke and silver medalist in 50 m. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, reaching fourth place in 100 m and fifth place in 200 m breaststroke.

In 2010, Yefimova won gold medals at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in 50 m and 100 m breaststroke. In 2012, Yefimova received bronze in 200 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with a national record of 2:20.92. A year later at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona she triumphed in 200 m, setting the national record with 2:19.41. In the 50 m heats event, the Russian achieved a new world record of 29.78 which was broken in the semifinals by Rūta Meilutytė. Yefimova won the finals with 29.52, the new national record.

After 16 months of disqualification due to a positive drug test, Yefimova in August 2015 for the first time won the gold medal in 100 m at the World Aquatics Championships, with 1:05.66. In 50 m she was third with 30.13. However, in 200 m she was eliminated in the semifinals; she was 17th. At the National Championships, Yefimova won two medals, including one gold medal.

In June 2016, Yefimova returned at the Los Angeles Invitational, winning in 200 m with 2:22.77. Yefimova became silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200m breaststroke.

Doping scandals

In January 2014, it was announced that Yefimova had failed an out of competition drug test in October 2013. Her positive test was for DHEA, an endogenous steroid hormone banned in professional sports. On May 13, 2014, she was disqualified for 16 months, from October 31, 2013, until February 28, 2015. She was also stripped of her results and medals at the 2013 European Short Course Championships. Her four world short-course records (two relays and the 50 metres and 200 metres breaststroke set in November/December 2013) were also invalidated.

Yefimova also tested positive for meldonium in March 2016. She was provisionally banned by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). This suspension was later lifted while the World Anti-Doping Agency investigates the drug.. At July 15, 2016 Yulia had committed “no fault or negligence” in this case.

2016 Olympics controversy

Yefimova's participation in the 2016 Summer Olympics was controversial in light of an ongoing scandal of doping within the Russian Olympic Team. She was initially banned from participation due to a previous doping suspension, but this ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing her to compete. During the Games, she was booed by spectators during each of her races. Yefimova was also criticized by other swimmers, including Lilly King, who won the gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke. Yefimova won the silver, and during the news conference afterwards, she was "on the verge of tears from the opening question about the boos directed at her."

Olympic and World Championship results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Russia
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	4th	100 m breaststroke	1:07.43
			5th	200 m breaststroke	2:23.76
			5th	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:57.84
2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	50 m breaststroke	30.09
			2nd	100 m breaststroke	1:05.41
			14th (sf)	200 m breaststroke	2:26.39
2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	2nd	50 m breaststroke	30.49
			4th	100 m breaststroke	1:06.56
			2nd	200 m breaststroke	2:22.22
			4th	4 x 100 m medley relay	3:57.38
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th	100 m breaststroke	1:06.98
			3rd	200 m breaststroke	2:20.92
			4th	4 x 100 m medley relay	3:56.03
2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	50 m breaststroke	29.52
			2nd	100 m breaststroke	1:05.02
			1st	200 m breaststroke	2:19.41
			3rd	4 x 100 m medley relay	3:56.47
2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	3rd	50 m breaststroke	30.13
			1st	100 m breaststroke	1:05.66
			17th (h)	200 m breaststroke	2:26.11
			5th	4 x 100 m mixed medley relay	3:44.83
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	100 m breaststroke	1:05.50
			2nd	200 m breaststroke	2:21.97
			6th	4 x 100 m medley relay	3:55.66

(#) Indicates overall position achieved in the qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf).

See also

• World record progression 50 metres breaststroke

References

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External links

• Yuliya Yefimova at World Aquatics

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• Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
• Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
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