McSharry improves on her IM best in Copenhagen

Mona McSharry swam a lifetime best of 1:01.90 when finishing seventh in a fast heat in the 100m Individual Medley at the European Championships in Copenhagen this morning.

The Grange youngster was also part of the Irish team that set a new national record of 1:43.15 in the Senior Mixed Medley Relay.

McSharry is back in the pool on Friday for the heats of the 100 metres breaststroke.

Meanwhile, Ireland’s Jordan Sloan is the only Irish swimmer that has made it through to this evening’s finals, having has secured a place in the 200m Freestyle.

 

Day 2 Heats Results 200m Freestyle                 Jordan Sloan                     H 1:43.26 (3rd) ISR Brendan Hyland                 H 1:47.68 200m Breaststroke          Alex Murphy                      H 2:08.05 Darragh Greene                H 2:11.02 Nicholas Quinn                  H 2:12.68 100m Freestyle                 Danielle Hill                       H 56.55 100m Backstroke              Conor Ferguson                H 53.32 100m IM                               Mona McSharry                H 1:01.90 4x50m Medley                   Ireland                               H 1:43.15Day 2 Finals Schedule 200m Freestyle Final     Jordan Sloan       4.08pm

Athlete Home Programme Coach Calum Bain University of Stirling Bradley Hay Conor Brines Larne Peter Hill Conor Ferguson National Centre (Dublin) Ben Higson Darragh Greene University College Dublin Earl McCarthy Danielle Hill Larne Peter Hill Brendan Hyland National Centre (Dublin) Ben Higson Mona McSharry Marlins (Ballyshannon) Grace Meade Alex Murphy National Centre (Dublin) Ben Higson Nicholas Quinn University of Edinburgh Chris Jones Jordan Sloan Bangor Paul Dennis