Andrey Efimov is a popular Russian swimming coach. During his career, he raised many outstanding athletes, among whom is his daughter. She repeatedly became a medalist of the European Championships, World and Olympic Games. For success on the coaching bridge, Andrei was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports.
Start of coaching
Andrei Efimov was born on December 2, 1960 in Grozny. Then he and his family moved to Volgodonsk. There, our hero got a job in the Dolphin pool. His professionalism was noticed by the swimming federation, and in 2006 he began to work with the national swimming team. Over the course of his long coaching career, this coach has worked with Kristina Krasyukova and, of course, Andrei was the first coach with his daughter. Thanks to her father, Julia Efimova became a popular athlete, who is known throughout the world. During the scandal with meldonium, the father in every possible way wanted to protect his daughter.
Work with his daughter
From an early age, Andrei Efimov began to take his daughter to the pool, because she had no one to leave at home with. At the age of 6, he enrolled his daughter in the swimming section. So she could regularly play sports, and not just walk around the pool and watch the activities of other children. Coach Andrei Efimov in life adheres to a healthy lifestyle. Every day he starts with a bike ride. This coach accustomed his daughter to the same lifestyle. She runs a 3-kilometer cross-country every morning. Swimming coach Andrei Efimov understood that if her daughter would be engaged in swimming alone, then this sport would bother her over time. Therefore, he did not forbid Julia to attend training in other sports.
Departure daughter
Swimming coach Andrey Efimov decided that his daughter needed to leave for her future. Therefore, when she was 12 years old, he sent her to Taganrog, to coach Irina Vyatchanina. By that time, Julia was already a master of sports in swimming. The girl successfully passed the viewing and the next year was admitted to this section. Andrei Efimov understood how hard it would be for her to live alone in another city. But he understood that it would be better for her. In especially difficult moments, he always supported his daughter and in every possible way discouraged her from buying a return ticket.
In 2013, Efimov moved to Tyumen and began working in the regional youth sports school for swimming. In 2016, his daughter Julia successfully performed at the Olympics, winning 2 silver medals. Her father, Andrei Efimov, was then awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd Degree." At the moment, he continues to work with his daughter. Undoubtedly, he will participate in its preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games.
The scandal around Yulia Efimova
The father of the famous athlete Andrei Efimov tried his best to support his daughter and help her during the doping scandal. A doping test taken from an athlete in Los Angeles was positive. The famous athlete at that moment was in Russia. After she found out what had happened, she cried for a long time and immediately flew to the USA. She was so nervous on the plane that she felt sick, and she was carried out of the plane in her arms. She used the L-carnitine supplement, which is not prohibited. When the drug was over, she bought it in America. As it turned out, it contained the now banned meldonium. After investigations, Yulia Efimova was deprived of all the medals she won after the date of the opening of the doping test, and she was also expected to be disqualified in the amount of two years. Thanks to the efforts of the lawyer, the sentence was reduced to 16 months. The girl was initially not allowed until the 2016 Olympics. But she won the Court of Arbitration for Sport and went to the Olympics. There she won 2 silver medals. At the award, Julia was booed by the audience, and other athletes did not hesitate to openly criticize her. Efimova was hard mentally, only the help of loved ones helped her to overcome all these trials.
Andrey Efimov is a talented Russian coach who has done a lot to popularize swimming in our country. Thanks to his work, a considerable number of teenagers got a ticket to life. His daughter, for whom Andrei Efimov is also the first coach, won a large number of medals for international competitions at the country. In 2015, this honored coach turned 55 years old. The holiday was attended by people close to him, colleagues, as well as his many pupils.