JEVON ATKINSON WIN 50 M AND 100 M FREESTYLE

MARCH 7, 2005

JAMAICA’S JEVON ATKINSON DISPLAYED SHOWED INCREDIBLE SPEED TO WIN THE FREESTYLE SPRINT EVENTS HELPING THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WIN THE 2005 Aeropostale Sun Belt Conference Swimming and Diving Championships HELD IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS FEBRUARY 17-19, 2005.

ATKINSON WON THE 50 YARD FREESTYLE SWIMMING 20.55, AND THE 100 YARD FREESTYLE IN 45.14. ALTHOUGH SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN HIS MIDDLE DISTANCE TIMES THIS SEASON, ATKINSON HAD TO SETTLE FOR 6^TH IN THE 200 YARD FREESTYLE, SWIMMING 1:42.71. INTERESTINGLY, ATKINSON’S 50 Y TIME, WHEN CONVERTED TO METERS IS 23.61, JUST OFF SION BRINN’S RECORD OF 23.29

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