“For that amount, they’ll give you a discount on a swimsuit.” Efimova explained what prize money was paid at the Russian Championship

Triple Olympic medalist in swimming Yulia Efimova in an interview with , she said that the winners of the 2023 Russian Championship received a small cash reward.

This season, the 31-year-old is participating in tournaments in Russia for the first time in two years. At the distances of 50 meters, 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at the Russian Short Course Swimming Championships in St. Petersburg, Efimova became third.

— The Friendship Games will be launched in September 2024, with an allocation of 4.6 billion rubles. Solid?

– This is a very good subject. So, how much do you think the prize money for the Russian Championship is?

– How much?

— For second place, they presented a certificate from the sponsor of 1,700 rubles. For first place, it seems, 2300.

— Do you call that in thousands of rubles?

– It’s 20 dollars, to make it clearer for you. You can go to the store and for that amount they will give you a discount on a swimsuit.

— In other words, there are no big prizes in swimming.

“For a Russian championship like this,” Efimova told .