#222 WR Holder Alia Atkinson on retirement, longevity, & breaststroke training

Inside with Brett Hawke

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.

00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law
00:04 Hello Alia Atkinson!
03:30 Most proud of?
04:30 St. Andrew
05:25 Why swimming?
08:00 Breaststroke Beginnings
09:30 Making an impact
11:00 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace
12:45 West Indies Swim Team
14:40 Texas A&M
15:40 200 Breast NCAA Champion!
17:30 World Record Holder
18:00 Swim Angelfish Adaptive Swim Lessons
18:35 How to swim Breaststroke faster
20:30 Training breaststroke
21:25 Longevity
23:35 Making changes
24:45 Coach Chris Anderson
26:11 Money struggles
28:54 Destro Swim Towers
29:12 Giving up?
32:05 Hardy, Soni, Ruta
33:00 Mentality going into a Final
33:47 Happiness
36:00 Hunger to succeed
37:30 Psychology
39:17 Superior Swim Timing
41:30 Regrets?|
42:40 World Short Course Breaststroke DQ's
49:29 Swimnerd Live Results

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