Fesikova, an Olympic swimming medalist, recalled that at the age of 15 she was forbidden to eat bread to control her weight

Olympic medalist in swimming Anastasia Fesikova In an interview with , she recalled weight control methods during her junior days, recounting how her coach forbade her to eat bread.

Fesikova, 33, announced her retirement in an interview with .

– A story for centuries. I arrived at 15 for my first internship, I sat down at the table for lunch and had some bread. Natalya Andreevna (Kozlova) runs up and says: “It is forbidden to eat bread. » I am in tears. I had no dietary restrictions, but here it turns out that bread is not allowed, chocolate is not allowed. She weighed us, we ran with weights to lose weight and hid candy from her. She hid the trash in the closet when she got to our room.

– For what?

– So that the coach doesn’t see some kind of candy wrapper!

– Do you think it was tin?

– No, I do not think so. It was in moderation and exactly when it was needed. I then weighed 79 kg. My maximum weight! At the European Championships in Budapest in 2008, I had such cheeks, such “mosya”! The son looks at this photo and says: “Mom, is that you?” At the peak of my career, I weighed 10 kg less. It’s just that during puberty it is easy to gain weight, and Natalya Andreevna followed it simply because it was necessary. But he never crossed unimaginable limits. This is not comparable to what happens with synchronized swimmers or gymnasts,” Fesikova told .

Fesikova, who previously competed under the name Zueva, won silver at the London Olympics in the 200m backstroke. In 2013, the athlete married Olympic relay bronze medalist Sergei Fesikov. The 34-year-old swimmer also announced his retirement from the sport on Tuesday, but continues to participate in the Russian Short Course Championships in St. Petersburg.

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