“Diko missed her. She is young, beautiful and will be a good irritant ”- Guberniev on Yulia Efimova’s return to competition

TV commentator and presenter “” Dmitry Guberniev said he really missed the performance of the three-time Olympic medalist in swimming Yulia Efimova and also noted that it would be a good irritant to other athletes initially.

Efimova, in an interview with , said that she is preparing for the season, and in particular, she intends to participate in the November Russian Short Course Swimming Championship in St. Petersburg.

– I only welcome the return of Yulia Efimova. Such stars drive the sport forward. It’s great that Efimova, who has been the face of Russian swimming for 15 years, has found the motivation within herself and is coming back. He is a huge man, that can only be welcomed. As a sailing commentator, I missed her immensely. She is young, beautiful and will be a good irritant. If, for example, she competes with (Evgenia) Chikunova, the results will be better and we will all be happier and happier.

– She has named the Olympics as one of her goals, if there is one.

– If someone manages to get there, we can only rejoice. For example, I am currently working on the Goodwill Cup in kayaking and canoeing. They are hopeful that – and in the final selection round in Hungary in May 2024 – they will be able to enter this train through the last door of the last carriage. If so, I’ll be the first to rejoice. But now I have a feeling the team will be underrepresented, but if any of the swimmers or rowers make their way through, I will be happy, Guberniev told .

Thanks to Efimova, 31, two silver medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (in distances of 100 and 200m breaststroke) and bronze at the 2012 Games in London (200m breaststroke).