Pioneer. World champion. World record-holder. Five-time Olympian. Businesswoman. Author. On International Women’s Day, Swimming World looks at the life and times of Alia Atkinson. Alia Atkinson ...

Five-time Olympian Alia Atkinson received an honorary doctor of laws (LLD) degree from the University of the West Indies on Thursday. “So many accolades I never expected in this life; and it was all ...

Former Texas A&M swimmer Alia Atkinson advanced to the Olympic Finals of the women's 100 meter breaststroke on Sunday in Rio. Atkinson was the seventh-best swimmer in Sunday morning's preliminary ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Five-time Jamaican Olympian and former Texas A&M women’s swimming & diving letterman Alia Atkinson was selected as the chair of FINA’s Athletes’ Committee. The organization ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up (CNN) — The look of total surprise on her face said it all. Alia ...

Alia Atkinson made swimming history on Saturday by becoming the first black woman to win a world swimming title: the women’s 100 breaststroke at the world short-course championships in Doha, Qatar.

The following is a release from Texas A&M Athletics. Five-time Jamaican Olympian and former Texas A&M women's swimming & diving letterman Alia Atkinson was selected as the chair of FINA's Athletes' ...

Alia Atkinson admits that at age 16 she wasn't ready for college life or college swimming. That's not a problem now. Atkinson, who graduated from high school at age 16, took a year off from being a ...

Jamaican Alia Atkinson hopes her recent success could have a significant impact on the sports global appeal. Following her recent world record win in the one hundred metres breastroke at the World ...