LONDON - Russian Yulia Efimova set a new Euroepan record for the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the Olympic Games on Thursday.

The 20-year-old from Grozni clocked 2:20.92 to claim bronze, behind American Soni and Suzuki of Japan, shaving 0.70s from the record set by Nadja Higl of Serbia after seh won gold at the 2009 Worlds.

European record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
2:20.92 Yulia Efimova RUS London 02.08.12
2:21.62 Nadja Higl SRB Rome 31.07.09
2:22.10 Mirna Jukic AUT Rome 30.07.09
2:22.46 Mirna Jukic AUT Vienna 25.04.09
2:22.91 Mirna Jukic AUT Vienna 28.02.09
2:23.02 Sara Nordenstam NOR Beijing 15.08.08