“It’s time for me to become a grandfather, but Yulia wants to play” – Efimova’s father

Honored coach of Russia, father Yulia Efimova Andrey Efimov, on , spoke about how he feels about his daughter’s return to competition after a two-year break.

Earlier, 31-year-old Efimova told that she participated in the Russian Championship at three distances: 500, 100 and 200 m breaststroke. The tournament will take place in St. Petersburg from November 20 to 25. During the selection for the national championship in Astrakhan, Efimova competed at six distances.

— Yulia is recovering now, but Yulia Efimova will be the same as before. Maybe even better, because she got some rest. She just said, “Dad, I want to come back!” » I didn’t ask any questions, but I said: “If you want, do it!” I help.

“Are you happy she’s back?”

-What does this have to do with being happy or not being happy? I said that as a father and a coach, I was trying to help.

– How happy are you, dad?

— As a father, I have long wanted to be a grandfather (smile). 63 years old. It’s time. But she wants to play, but somehow it doesn’t go together,” said Andrei Efimov in Mikhail Gorevanov’s special report “Returning Home” on .

Yulia Efimova has two silver medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics (100 and 200m breaststroke) and bronze at the 2012 London Games (200m breaststroke), as well as six gold medals at the world championships .