Alia Atkinson sets second world record
Key Points(5)
- Jamaican swim queen, Alia Atkinson, has broken the 50 meters breaststroke short course world record at the FINA World Cup Tour in Tokyo, Japan.
- Atkinson won the event in 28.64 seconds, in the process shaving 16 hundredths of a second off the old mark of 28.80 seconds which was set by Jessica Hardy in Berlin in 2009.
- This is Atkinson's second world record as she is currently tied with Ruta Meilutyte for the 100 metres breaststroke record.
- Atkinson won the event ahead of Russia's Yulia Efimova and American Molly Hannis.
- She is one of only three women ever to have broken the 29-second barrier in the 50 metres breaststroke.
Jamaican swim queen, Alia Atkinson, has broken the 50 meters breaststroke short course world record at the FINA World Cup Tour in Tokyo, Japan.
Atkinson won the event in 28.64 seconds, in the process shaving 16 hundredths of a second off the old mark of 28.80 seconds which was set by Jessica Hardy in Berlin in 2009.
This is Atkinson's second world record as she is currently tied with Ruta Meilutyte for the 100 metres breaststroke record.
Atkinson won the event ahead of Russia's Yulia Efimova and American Molly Hannis.
She is one of only three women ever to have broken the 29-second barrier in the 50 metres breaststroke.
A US$10,000 bonus will be presented to Atkinson from FINA for breaking the world record, along with 20 points towards her cluster bonus.
