Salnikov: “If Efimova does not meet the criteria for category A, she risks ending up on the waiting list”

President of the All-Russian Swimming Federation Vladimir Salnikov told that world champion Yulia Efimova could be put on the waiting list if she does not meet the standards guaranteeing entry to the Olympic Games.

Efimova will compete in the 100m breaststroke at the Bahamas Championships on June 23. This is his last chance to qualify for the 2024 Games in Paris.

— The result of the first category, presented at the world swimming competitions, is an exact success, the result of the second category is a waiting list. There are still places left for the performance. Next comes the commission of the International Olympic Committee, which also has its own criteria,” Salnikov told .

The standard of the first category is 1 minute 6.79 seconds, the second – 1 minute 7.12 seconds.

The Paris Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11.

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Source : MatchTV

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