page_title: Yuliya Yefimova
section_title: Swimming career
hierarchical_section_title: Yuliya Yefimova / Swimming career
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Юлия Ефимова перед триумфальным финальным заплывом на 100 метров брассом в Казани
context_page_description: Yuliya Andreyevna Yefimova is a Russian competitive swimmer. After making her Olympic debut in 2008, she went on to win the bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke in 2012, and silver medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke in 2016. She is a six-time World Champion, winning the 50 metres breaststroke, the 100 metres breaststroke, and the 200 metres breaststroke. She is also a former world record holder in the 50 metres breaststroke.
  In January 2014, it was announced that Yefimova had failed an out of competition drug test in October 2013. Her positive test was for DHEA, an endogenous steroid hormone banned in professional sports. On 13 May 2014, she was disqualified for 16 months, from 31 October 2013, until 28 February 2015.
context_section_description: Yefimova's first notable achievement was winning the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m breaststroke titles at the 2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships. At the 2008 European Aquatics Championships she was the gold medalist in 200 m breaststroke and silver medalist in 50 m. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, reaching fourth place in 100 m and fifth place in 200 m breaststroke.
  In 2010, Yefimova won gold medals at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in 50 m and 100 m breaststroke. In 2012, Yefimova received bronze in 200 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with 2:20.92. A year later at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona she triumphed in 200 m with 2:19.41. In the 50 m heats event, the Russian achieved a new world record of 29.78 which was broken in the semifinals by Rūta Meilutytė. Yefimova won the finals with 29.52.
  After 16 months of disqualification due to a positive drug test, Yefimova in August 2015 for the first time won the gold medal in 100 m at the World Aquatics Championships, with 1:05.66. In 50 m she was third with 30.13. However, in 200 m she was eliminated in the semifinals; she was 17th.
  In June 2016, Yefimova returned at the Los Angeles Invitational, winning in 200 m with 2:22.77. Yefimova became silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200m breaststroke.
caption: Yefimova during the 100 m event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
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