Black swimmer makes history at world champs http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/07/sport/swimming-atkinson-world
Alia Atkinson went into the final of the 100m breaststroke at the world
short course swimming championships very much as the second favorite to
Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania.
But in a big upset the 25-year-old from Jamaica snatched victory on the
final stroke from Meilutyte and with it made swimming history.
Not only had she equaled Meiluyte's world best but also became the first
swimmer black woman to claim a world title in the pool.
