ALIA ATKINSON AND NATASHA MOODIE FINISH THE 2005-06 SEASON ON THE USA SWIMMING TOP 16 LIST

October 27, 2006

Jamaica’s swimming sensation Alia Atkinson and her sprint freestyle rival Natasha Moodie finished the 2005-2006 swimming season in the USA Swimming Top 16 List. The list records the 16 fastest times swum at any USA Swimming sanctioned competition in every event for each age group.

Alia Atkinson was the second fastest 17-18 year old swimmer in the female 100 M Breaststroke event with a time of 1:10.95. Only Lyndsey Smith of the Green Terror Aquatic Club (GTAC) based in Westminster, Maryland (GTAC) swam a faster time (1:10.89). In the 50 M Freestyle, Atkinson’s best time of 26.66 placed her tied for 15^th place with Leigh Cole (CW). Topping this list was Dana Vollmer who swims for the Fort Worth Area Swim Team (FAST) with a time of 25.78.

Natasha Moodie, who stunned the Jamaican Swimming Community when she swam 26.67 in the 50 M Freestyle to briefly hold the National Record, finished 15^th in the 15-16 Top 16 List. She was tied for this spot with Tara Thomas who swims for NOVA Aquatics based in Richmond Virginia. Samantha Woodward’s very fast 25.70 was the top time in this event. Woodward swims for the Kerr-McGee Swim Club in Oklahoma, USA.

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