Sport: Swimmer Alia's "High Five" for Jamaica

Jamaica's swim sensation Alia Atkinson notched her fifth medal at the ongoing Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Colombia last evening.

Atkinson swam 25.47 seconds for third in the 50m freestyle behind Colombia's Hurtado Arcila in 25.11 seconds, and Liliana Ibanez of Mexico who timed 25.15 seconds.

It was the fifth medal for Atkinson, who had already won three gold medals and one bronze.

“My goal coming into this (Games) was to get on the podium in all the events. I fell short in the 100 free, but I think that just means that for the hundreds I'm not there yet; for the 50s I have my sprints, I just need to do more training for the worlds coming up to finish off that hundred strong,” she said.

She believes she is on course for the worlds.

“I believe so, it was a lot better than Commonwealth (Games), because of that it looks like I'm getting better as the year prolongs, so yeah, it's looking good.”

She added: “...breaststroke is my favourite event, then comes fly (butterfly) and freestyle, so considering it's my third favourite, it is good to see that I still have the range in the sport of swimming and I still can be competitive in all the events.”