BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Call it Detente by the Danube.
It seems American swimmer Lilly King has made peace with Russia’s Yulia Efimova.
On the last day of the world championships on Sunday, Efimova and King shared an embrace after King set a world record in the 50m breaststroke final.
Heck, they even seemed to share a joke in a very convivial moment before they left the pool — on the same side.
It would have been unthinkable before, as King frequently needled Efimova with blunt comments about the Russian’s doping violations.