Video interview is courtesy of Kelsey Floyd. Video edit is courtesy of Coleman Hodges.
2013 US Winter National Championships – Women’s 100 Breaststroke – as reported by SwimSwam
Alia Atkinson of Jamaica won the 100 breast in a landslide, breaking her own meet record from prelims and just missing the U.S. Open record. Atkinson was 57.62 after going out in a blazing 26.75. That was also a lifetime best for Atkinson, who finished 4th at the 2012 Olympics in the event.
Three more swimmers joined Atkinson under a minute. Former Columbia star and SwimMAC post-grad Katie Meili went 59.03 for second. Tennessee’s Molly Hannis, who has been on fire as of late, went 59.18 to take third after blowing doors with her medley relay splits the past two nights. SwimMAC’s Micah Lawrence was 59.77 good for fourth place.
