Swimming world record holder Evgenia Chikunova started in the Zenit shirt – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

The St. Petersburg club contacted Chikunova after her victory in the 50m breaststroke. The swimmer was congratulated and given a t-shirt with her lucky number 17.

Recall that the Olympic medalist and six-time world champion Yulia Efimova, who returned to the pool after a two-year absence, also greeted her beloved FC the day before: it was at the start of the Russian Championship in a Spartak T-shirt.

“Zenit” is the club of my beloved hometown. It’s nice to go out with your brand’s jersey, that’s why I will represent the St. Petersburg teams even more,” said Chikunova. – Yulia has already put on a Spartak shirt. In a sense, this is my answer. Still, they announce our rivalry as a duel.”

Efimova responded positively to Chikunova’s idea.

“I knew in advance and supported him. However, I thought it would be tomorrow in the final. I didn’t take the Spartak jersey today,” Efimova said. “But overall it’s very good publicity for our sport.”