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Alia Atkinson starts Olympic campaign tomorrow

Published: Saturday July 28, 2012 | 7:17 am Comments 0

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson at the Olympic Stadium after a training session. Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer

Swimmer Alia Atkinson

Swimmer Alia Atkinson will be the second Jamaican in action at the London 2012 Olympics when she enters the pool tomorrow.

Atkinson will compete in the heats of the women’s 100m breaststroke at 4:51 in the morning Jamaica time.

The semi-finals will take place in the afternoon.

Atkinson who lives in the USA is the only Jamaican swimmer qualified for the Olympics.

SEE: OPENING CEREMONY PHOTO GALLERY HERE

Atkinson has also qualified to compete in the 200m breaststroke and the 50m freestyle.

This is Atkinson’s third trip to the Olympics.

And Atkinson hopes her hard training will pay off.

United Kingdom-based Samantha Albert was the first Jamaican in action as she got her equestrian campaign off this morning in eventing.

sports@gleanerjm.com

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