London 2012: Alia Atkinson wins swim-off to advance to final

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson. PHOTO/AP

Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson won her swim-off Sunday afternoon beating Tera Van Beilen of Canada into second.

Atkinson swam in a time of 1:06.79, while Van Beilen clocked 1:07.73.

The swim-off between Atkinson and Van Beilen was forced after a dramatic tie in the semi final earlier with Van Beilen in a time of 1:07.48.

Atkinson now advances to the final.