Triple Olympic medalist, six-time world swimming champion Yulia Efimova told that she will now compete for Moscow in regional and all-Russian competitions.
The 31-year-old swimmer has resumed her sporting career after two seasons of break. In November, at the Russian Short Course Championships, the athlete won three silver medals, representing the Moscow region. On Thursday, Efimova told that she would hold a month-long training camp in Hawaii.
— After the training camp in Hawaii, will you go to the Russian Championship in Kazan?
– That’s right. But I plan to come to the Moscow championship at the end of March. Because now I will speak on behalf of the capital, and not the Moscow region. Finally, after so many years, I arrived in Moscow!
– Who attracted you?
— Thanks to Evgeny Korotyshkin and Vasilisa Vladykina, who work at the Moscow Swimming Academy. As I heard, all the documents have already been officially signed by the federation, so it can already be announced,” Efimova said in an interview with .
The Moscow Long Water Swimming Championship (50m) will be held from March 19 to 22 at the Aquatoria ZIL sports complex. The Russian Swimming Championship will take place from April 14 to 19 at the Palace of Aquatic Sports in Kazan. Olympic silver medalist Evgeny Korotyshkin heads the Moscow Swimming Federation.
Source : MatchTV
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