Julia Efimova is a 21-year-old Russian Olympic swimmer who was born in Grozny and moved to Volgodonsk and Taganrog to train in swimming. She has won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, bronze at the 2012 London Olympics in the 200m breaststroke, and set a new world record in the 50m breaststroke at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona where she won three gold medals. She now trains in California under American coach David Salo while still competing for Russia in international competitions.