Yuliya Efimova

USA Swimming, USADA Partner To Approach FINA On Doping Situation

Chinese Olympian, Sun Yang, is one of the athletes whose doping case will be discussed in an upcoming meet between USA Swimming, USADA and FINA.

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Watch Johansson win 50 Breaststroke – World Championships Race Video

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE VIDEO: Sweden’s Jennie Johansson upset the field, winning the World title in the women’s 50 freestyle with her time of 30.05.

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Jennie Johansson Breaks Swedish Record To Win Gold

Sweden’s Jennie Johansson shocked the crowd at the 2015 FINA World Championships, taking the 50m breaststroke world title over the top breaststroker in the world.

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FINA World Championships: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

The Campbell sisters will be at it again with the 50 freestyle today, but they may face some competition from Great Britain’s Fran Halsall and the Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Prelims Preview

Sun Yang and Gregorio Paltrinieri will battle it out in the 1500, with the prelims going off on day 7 and the final on day 8

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Cate Campbell will be one of many talented sprinters to watch this morning in the Women’s 100 Free.

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Yuliya Efimova, Adam Peaty Fail To Advance To Semifinals

Defending 200m breaststroke champion Yuliya Efimova of Russia finished 17th this morning in the heats of the 200m breaststroke, failing to qualify for tonight’s semifinals.

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Katie Meili’s Pan Ams Record Would Have Won Worlds Gold

Even with the human swimming highlight reel that is Katie Ledecky, the United States’ overall performance on day three of…

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Watch Efimova win 100 Breaststroke at World Championships – Race Video

RACE VIDEO: Watch Yuliya Efimova win 100 Breaststroke at World Championships.

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2015 World Championships Day 3 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Russia’s Yuliya Efimova was crowned World Champion in front of her home crowd, beating defending World Champion and World Record Holder, Ruta Meilutyte, with 1:05.66.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Katie Ledecky will have a tough double tonight with the final of the 1500m and the 200m semi

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FINA Worlds Kazan Swimming Day 2 Final Photo Vault

Ruta Meilutyte in the semis of the 100 breast at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Alia Atkinson Breaks 100m Breaststroke Jamaican Record

Jamaican superstar Alia Atkinson set a new Jamaican national record of 1:06.21 in order to take the third seed after the 100m breaststroke semifinals monday night.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 200 Breaststroke

Rikke Pedersen of Denmark has emerged as the top 200 breastroker in the world the last few years.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Yuliya Efimova has the most impressive resume of anyone in the field in the 50m breastroke. She is the two-time world champion (2009 & 2013) and was the runner up in 2011.

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