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Jamaican Alia Atkinson won her preliminary round heat here Sunday but then needed a swim-off – the first of its kind at an Olympic Games – before she could reach Monday’s final of the women’s 100 metres breaststroke.
The 23-year-old clocked one minute, 7.39 seconds as she stormed to victory in heat two, ahead of South Africa’s Suzaan van Biljon (1:07.54) and Morocco’s Sara El Bekri (1:08.21).
With the win, she lowered her national women’s 100m breaststroke record of 1:08.45.
Atkinson then returned to clock 1:07.48 which was only good enough for joint fourth in the first semi-final with Canadian Tera Van Beilen.
Atkinson was forced to agonisingly sit and watch the second semi-final, hoping that not more than three swimmers would beat her time. When this did not happen, she was forced into a swim-off with Van Beilen.
She dominated from the outset to secure her place in the final where she will start as the slowest qualifier.
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i am proud of this woman
SHE SWIM LIKE A SHARK MY GOODNESS SHE WILL COME BACK AT THE NEXT OLYMPIC IN 2016 AND WIN BIG WHAT OUT SHE WILL
she is going to win one day u just look out alia atkinson u go girl a feel proud of all the jamaican athletes
proud of u
all the best JA
I AM STILL PROUD OF ALIA ATKINSON WE HAVE SOME VERY GOOD SWIMMERS IN JAMAICA
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