Yuliya Yefimova

Yuliya Yefimova, also romanized Efimova, is a Russian competitive swimmer who specialises in breaststroke. After making her Olympic debut in 2008 she won bronze in the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2012 Olympics and silver medals in the 100 metre and 200 metre breaststroke at the 2016 Olympics. She is a six-time world champion, taking the 50 metre breaststroke in 2009 and 2013, the 100 metre breaststroke in 2015 and the 200 metre breaststroke in 2013, 2017 and 2019, and in 2019 she became the first woman to win the 200 metre breaststroke at a world championships three times. She holds Russian records in the 50, 100 and 200 metre breaststroke in both pools.