Congrats to Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson, who secured gold in the women’s 50m breaststroke final at the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Hangzhou, China on December 12, 2018.
The world-record holder, who celebrated her 30th birthday on Tuesday, came from behind to win in 29.05 seconds.
Atkinson held off the challenge of long-time rival Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania who touched in 29.38 seconds. Martina Carraro of Italy won the bronze medal in 29.59 seconds.
The Jamaican set a new world record of 28.56 seconds, this year, lowering her own mark of 28.64 set in 2016.
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