{"id":122852,"date":"2015-02-11T13:17:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T20:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=122852"},"modified":"2015-02-12T08:13:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T15:13:22","slug":"alia-atkinson-racing-for-the-first-time-since-historic-world-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alia-atkinson-racing-for-the-first-time-since-historic-world-title\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return of the Queen: Alia Atkinson Racing For the First Time Since Historic World Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile<\/p>\n<p><i>Commentary by Jeff Commings<\/i><\/p>\n<p>TUCSON \u2013 Alia Atkinson is back in the racing pool starting tomorrow at the Arena Pro Swim Series, two months after winning a historic short course world title in the 100 breaststroke.<\/p>\n<p>Atkinson won that title over the favored Ruta Meilutyte with a 1:02.36, <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alia-atkinson-ties-world-record-100-breast-historic-jamaican-gold-medal-worlds\/ target=_blank>tying Meilutyte\u2019s world record<\/a>. But perhaps more significantly, it made her the first black woman to win a world swimming title, and Jamaica\u2019s first swimming world champion.<\/p>\n<p>Because Atkinson lives and trains in southern Florida, she is likely immune to the newfound status she\u2019s getting in her home country. It would be great if Atkinson were put on an equally high pedestal as Jamaica\u2019s track stars, but a world championship gold medal is not likely to do that. Only Olympic gold will make Atkinson the superstar that swimming in the Caribbean needs to get its children of color excited about the sport.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend will be the next step in that journey. Atkinson always performs well in these meets, often posting times that remain competitive through the spring and early summer. We live in an era when professional swimming is enticing most of our top athletes to swim fast more than once or twice a year, and Atkinson has responded to that with not only some large paydays, but times that establish her as one of the best breaststrokers in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Though Atkinson is making some major inroads in the 100 breaststroke, I would like to see her performing well on the world stage in the 200 breast. You will remember that <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-division-i-womens-championships-back-to-back-aggie-attack-alia-atkinson-gives-texas-am-second-title-ever\/ target=_blank>Atkinson won the 200 breast NCAA title in 2010<\/a>, and I think she has the potential to join the growing group of swimmers under 2:20, or at least right on that barrier.<\/p>\n<p>I will admit it is difficult for me to look beyond the color of Atkinson\u2019s skin when I talk of potential for Olympic medals. The thought of seeing a black woman on the medal stand accepting a medal for swimming at the Olympics is an exciting one. She would not be the first (Enith Brigitha and Lia Neal have stood on previous Olympic podiums), but her presence could punctuate the message that swimming is a sport for people of all colors and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48633\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Atkinson_200Breast_Awards011-e1423685580883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48633\" data-attachment-id=\"48633\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alia-atkinson-racing-for-the-first-time-since-historic-world-title\/2013-att-swimming-winter-national-championships-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Atkinson_200Breast_Awards011-e1423685580883.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1706,1193\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Matthew DeMaria\\\/Tennessee Athletics&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Knoxville, TN - December 7, 2013: Women&#039;s 200 Breaststroke Winner Alia Atkinson during the 2013 AT&amp;T Swimming Winter National Championships on December 7, 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. 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Photo By Matthew DeMaria\/Tennessee Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Matthew DeMaria\/Tennessee Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Atkinson_200Breast_Awards011-e1423685580883-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Atkinson_200Breast_Awards011-e1423685580883-1024x716.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Atkinson_200Breast_Awards011-e1423685580883-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Knoxville, TN - December 7, 2013: Women&#039;s 200 Breaststroke Winner Alia Atkinson during the 2013 AT&amp;T Swimming Winter National Championships on December 7, 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Photo By Matthew DeMaria\/Tennessee Athletics\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48633\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-48633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Matthew DeMaria\/Tennessee Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Back to this week\u2019s meet in Orlando. I\u2019m excited to see how Atkinson fares against Breeja Larson, who also had much success representing Texas A&#038;M. Unfortunately, these two won&#8217;t race together in the 100 breast at the world championships, as Larson qualified for the U.S. team in only the 200 breast. But this could be a great matchup this week nonetheless. The last time these two raced each other was in Mesa last April, and Atkinson scorched a 31.19 in her first 50 on the way to a 1:07.50. That would be a very fast time for anyone in mid-February, but Atkinson has the potential to do it. She won the 100 breast in Orlando last year with a 1:07.15. Larson rarely gets below 1:08.5 during an in-season meet, but if I\u2019m sure she\u2019s looking to earn as much money as possible this week to pay for her upcoming wedding, so look for her to challenge Atkinson as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The American swimming community doesn\u2019t know Atkinson well, simply because she is not American. But I hope she gains some sort of notoriety this week in the wake of her world title. She deserves it, and I hope she knows it could be just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/arena-pro-swim-series-orlando-psych-sheet-2015.pdf target=_blank>ORLANDO ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES PSYCH SHEET<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Swimming World&#8217;s Tiffany Elias and Annie Chandler will be in Orlando as part of our complete coverage of the Arena Pro Swim Series in Orlando. <a href=http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-orlando target=_blank>Click here to visit the event landing page<\/a> for video interviews!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile Commentary by Jeff Commings TUCSON \u2013 Alia Atkinson is back in the racing pool starting tomorrow at the Arena Pro Swim Series, two months after 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