Inside with Brett Hawke
Inside with Brett Hawke
Brett Hawke
#222 WR Holder Alia Atkinson on retirement, longevity, & breaststroke training
50 minutes Posted Jan 13, 2022 at 5:07 pm.
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Hello Alia Atkinson!
Most proud of?
St. Andrew
Why swimming?
Breaststroke Beginnings
Making an impact
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace
West Indies Swim Team
Texas A&M
200 Breast NCAA Champion!
World Record Holder
Swim Angelfish Adaptive Swim Lessons
How to swim Breaststroke faster
Training breaststroke
Longevity
Making changes
Coach Chris Anderson
Money struggles
Destro Swim Towers
Giving up?
Hardy, Soni, Ruta
Mentality going into a Final
Happiness
Hunger to succeed
Psychology
Superior Swim Timing
Regrets?|
World Short Course Breaststroke DQ's
Swimnerd Live Results
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Alia Atkinson is the fastest woman ever in the 50 and 100 SCM Breaststrokes. Born and raised in Jamaica, she won 4 individual World Championship titles and swam at 5 Olympics Games!  
At her final swim meet, 2021 Fina SC World Championships, Alia was disqualified in her best event, the 50 Breaststroke. Nobody told her why. She came back and placed 4th in the 100 Breaststroke.   
Alia talks about breaststroke technique, breaststroke training, her mentality in the ready room, having longevity in the sport, and much more.
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