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Silver for Alia Atkinson

Published:Friday | July 17, 2015 | 12:00 AM
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Jamaica's Alia Atkinson reacts after collecting the silver medal she won in the women's 100m breaststroke at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada last night. It was Jamaica's first medal at the Games.

Swimmer Alia Atkinson won Jamaica's first medal of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada last night.

Atkinson pocketed silver in the women's 100 metres breaststroke clocking 1:06.59 behind gold medal winner Katie Meili of the United States. Meili won in 1:06.26.

The bronze medal went to Canada's Rachel Nicol in 1:07.91.