Stroke of genius! Russian Olympic swimmer demonstrates her incredible core strength as she trains at home by ‘swimming’ while balancing on a table
- Yuliya Efimova, 28, showed her at-home workout in an Instagram video
- Someone held her feet but everything from her thighs upwards hung off the table
- She trained breaststroke, butterfly stroke, backstroke and front crawl
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A Russian Olympic Swimmer showed off her core strength as she trains by ‘swimming’ while balancing on her kitchen counter.
Yuliya Efimova, 28, showed her at-home workout on Instagram as she couldn’t train in the pool due to the coronavirus pandemic.
She put mats under her thighs on the kitchen counter and someone held down her feet on the counter.
Everything from her thighs to her head is suspended in mid-air.
Yuliya Efimova, 28, (pictured) showed her at-home workout on Instagram as she can’t train in the pool due to the coronavirus pandemic
She balanced on the kitchen counter with someone holding her feet to do the workout. Her thighs upwards were suspended in mid-air
The three-time Olympic medalist started off her workout with breaststroke, which is her specialism.
She then went on to train butterfly stroke, backstroke and front crawl.
At the end of the clip after training the four strokes her body tired and she fell down to the floor.
She had been quarantined in a rental apartment in Los Angeles, but is now moving to a house with a ‘small’ pool, Swimming World Magazine reported.
The Olympic medalist started off with breaststroke and then went on to train butterfly stroke, backstroke and front crawl
She turned over and practised her backstroke as the pandemic prevented her usual training
At the end of the clip after training the four strokes her body tired and she falls to the floor
Efimova has won two silver Olympic medals and a bronze as well as won the World Championships six times. She has won the European Championships seven times.
The video, which she first posted on Instagram on April 9, was shared on Twitter and has now been viewed more than 11 million times.
She was suspended for 16 months in 2014-2015 after she tested positive for a banned steroid.
Scottish swimmer Michael Jamieson retweeted the video and said: ‘2 million views for a 3 time dope cheat, gtf.’
Efimova has won two silver Olympic medals and a bronze as well as won the World Championships six times