{"id":332137,"date":"2018-10-06T10:24:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T17:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=332137"},"modified":"2018-10-06T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T17:24:29","slug":"alia-atkinson-breaks-her-own-world-record-in-scm-50-breast-in-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alia-atkinson-breaks-her-own-world-record-in-scm-50-breast-in-budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"Alia Atkinson Breaks Her Own World Record In SCM 50 Breast in Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamaica’s\u00a0Alia Atkinson\u00a0<\/strong>broke the second world record of the night in Budapest with a 28.56 in the 50 breast final. She broke her own world record that was a 28.64 from the 2016 World Cup in Tokyo. Atkinson finished well in front of Russia’s\u00a0Yulia Efimova\u00a0<\/strong>(29.22) and American\u00a0Molly Hannis\u00a0<\/strong>(29.51).<\/p>\n

Atkinson remains the only swimmer from Jamaica to hold a world record from swimming.<\/p>\n

World Record Progression:<\/h3>\n
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  • Alia Atkinson<\/strong>, JAM, 28.56 (2018)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Alia Atkinson<\/strong>, JAM, 28.64 (2016)<\/li>\n
  • Jessica Hardy<\/strong>, USA, 28.80 (2009)<\/li>\n
  • Jessica Hardy<\/strong>, USA, 28.96 (2009)<\/li>\n
  • Jessica Hardy<\/strong>, USA, 29.36 (2009)<\/li>\n
  • Jessica Hardy<\/strong>, USA, 29.45 (2009)<\/li>\n
  • Jessica Hardy<\/strong>, USA, 29.58 (2008)<\/li>\n
  • Jade Edmistone<\/strong>, AUS, 29.90 (2004)<\/li>\n
  • Emma Igelstrom<\/strong>, SWE, 29.96 (2002)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    All-Time Rankings:<\/h3>\n
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    1. Alia Atkinson<\/strong>, JAM, 28.56 (2018)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Jessica Hardy<\/strong>, USA, 28.80 (2009)<\/li>\n
    3. Ruta Meilutyte<\/strong>, LTU, 28.81 (2014)<\/li>\n
    4. Lilly King<\/strong>, USA, 28.92 (2016)<\/li>\n
    5. Yulia Efimova<\/strong>, RUS, 29.08 (2016)<\/li>\n
    6. Katie Meili<\/strong>, USA, 29.37 (2016)<\/li>\n
    7. Sarah Katsoulis<\/strong>, AUS, 29.50 (2009)<\/li>\n
    8. Jenna Laukkanen<\/strong>, FIN, 29.54 (2017)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \n
      \n

      A fantastic record-swim from Jamaica\u2019s swimming queen \u2013 Alia Atkinson! #50BREAST<\/a> #Budapest<\/a> #SWC18<\/a> \ud83d\udcfa https:\/\/t.co\/bEozhdW5qV<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/U9yrHoMRPQ<\/a><\/p>\n

      — World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) October 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n