Alia Atkinson won the silver medal in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke Final at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto on Friday. Atkinson clocked 1:06.59, up from today’s heat, behind America’s Katie Meili 1:06.26 (Gold). Meili broke the Pan American Record earlier today clocking 1:05.64 in the heats.
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In 2014, Atkinson equalled the world 100 meters breaststroke record to become Jamaica’s first ever swimming world champion, and the first black woman in the sport’s history to win a world title.
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