Alia Atkinson Scorches Jamaican Record in 100 Breast

Jul 18, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Alia Atkinson of Jamaica competes in the women's swimming 200m individual medley during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

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Alia Atkinson broke her Jamaican record in the women’s 100 breast with a sizzler against a loaded field at the 2015 FINA World Cup Dubai.

Atkinson threw down a 1:05.93 for the win, breaking her previous mark of 1:06.21 from the World Championships in Kazan. That swim had ranked fourth in the world this year, and tonight’s effort still left her in fourth overall.

World Rankings 100 Breast

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USA’s Molly Hannis hit the wall second in 1:06.60 to jump into seventh in the world, while Turkey’s Viktoria Zeynep Gunes wound up third in 1:06.96 to finish just off her 12th-ranked 1:06.77 from an amazing World Junior Championships.

Australia’s Leiston Pickett (1:07.81), Denmark’s Rikke Moller Pedersen (1:08.03), Japan’s Rie Kaneto (1:08.14), Japan’s Runa Imai (1:08.16) and South Africa’s Kaylene Corbett (1:10.20) closed out the heat.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Men’s 100 free
Women’s 200 free
Men’s 50 breast
Women’s 100 breast
Women’s 100 fly
Men’s 100 back
Women’s 50 back
Men’s 200 fly
Women’s 200 IM
Men’s 400 free
Women’s 50 free
Men’s 200 breast
Women’s 200 back
Men’s 50 fly
Women’s 800 free
Men’s 400 IM

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