Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry has qualified for the final of the women’s 100 metres breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Grange girl finished fourth in her semi-final in the early hours of Monday morning, clocking a time of 1min 06.59secs.
That was quick enough to qualify eight fastest for the Olympic final.
She gets through by one hundred of a second ahead of Chelsea Hodges of Australia.
Mona McSharry is into the final of the 100m breaststroke – and here’s how she did it https://t.co/WFDXLLAsrL #Tokyo2020 #RTESport #Olympics pic.twitter.com/SWtkyXW2VO
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) July 26, 2021
McSharry is just the second Irish swimmer ever to qualify for an Olympic final.
‘I feel a lot more confident in the way I swam that race’ – Mona McSharry tells @OFlynnPaul about her delight in reaching the 100m breaststroke final #Tokyo2020 #RTESport #Olympics @swimireland pic.twitter.com/LaLJBKHAYL
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) July 26, 2021
The 20-year-old is competing at her first summer Olympics – and has reached an Olympic final at the first attempt.
The final of the women’s 100 metres breaststroke takes place on Tuesday.
