Alia Atkinson

Blueseventy Swim of the Week: 50 Meters & A Big Paycheck For Atkinson

Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of…

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Morozov Scares World Record on Day 1 of FINA World Cup – Hong Kong

Morozov picked up 2 medals today, one of them being gold. His victory came in the men’s 100 IM, an event in which he’s the World Record holder.

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FINA World Cup Preview: Hong Kong

Tomorrow the best swimmers in the world will begin competition in the 9th and final stop on the 2016 FINA World Cup in Hong Kong.

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WATCH: Race Videos From The 2016 FINA World Cup – Tokyo

Check out the action here, where we’ve included all of the race videos that have been uploaded to FINA’s YouTube channel.

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Hosszu Earns $14.5K, Atkinson $13.5K At Tokyo World Cup

Katinka Hosszu led all swimmers in Tokyo with $14,500 in prize money, followed closely by Alia Atkinson’s $13,500.

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Seto, Atkinson Soar In Tokyo World Cup Points

Katinka Hosszu and Vladimir Morozov still lead the series and cluster points after Tokyo, but second-place swimmers Alia Atkinson and Daiya Seto each racked up big point totals and are in line for sizable cluster 3 bonuses.

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Atkinson’s Breakthrough Highlights Day 2 Of FINA World Cup – Tokyo

After narrowing in on the 50 breast World Record last week, Atkinson finally had a breakthrough in today’s race.

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Alia Atkinson Breaks 50 SCM Breast World Record in Tokyo

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson has broken the 50 short course meters breaststroke world record at the Tokyo stop of the FINA World Cup Tour.

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Worrell Crashes 100 Fly Party On Day 1 of FINA World Cup – Tokyo

Up until this point of the series, the 100 fly had been dominated by Jeanette Ottesen and Katinka Hosszu. In Tokyo, however, Team USA’s Kelsi Worrell took control of the race, picking up her first gold of the 2016 World Cup series.

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Morozov, Hosszu Jump To Early Cluster 3 Leads At Singapore World Cup

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Russia’s Vladimir Morozov have all but locked up their wins on the FINA World Cup tour for 2016, outscoring all opponents in Singapore to gain Cluster 3 points leads with two meets to go.

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WATCH: Race Videos From The 2016 FINA World Cup – Singapore

2016 FINA WORLD CUP – SINGAPORE Friday, October 21st-Sunday, October 22nd OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Prelims 10.00 AM, Finals 7.30 PM, local time Point…

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Chalmers Wins His First 2016 World Cup Gold On Day 2 In Singapore

Romachuk completed his sweep of the distance races in today’s 1500 free. His 14:15.49 in that race crushed the previous World Cup Record of 14:27.65 set by Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri in 2013.

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Hosszu Breaks Ottesen’s 100 Fly Streak On Day 1 of Singapore World Cup

At the last 5 World Cup meets in a row, Ottesen had picked up gold in the 100 fly, but Hosszu edged her out by hundredths this time with a 56.02 to Ottesen’s 56.08.

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5 Races To Watch At 2016 Singapore World Cup: Here Comes Chalmers

2016 FINA World Cup – Singapore Friday, October 21 – Saturday, October 22, 2016 OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Prelims 9…

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Katinka Hosszu Becomes First Swimmer to 200 World Cup Wins

Katinka Hosszu continues to break new barriers with her monstrous World Cup schedules.

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