Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry finished fifth in the 100m breaststroke final at the European Aquatics Championships in Rome.
The Grange native recorded a time of 1:07.14 at Saturday’s final.
Two Italian swimmers finished first and second respectively with Benedetta Pilato (1:05.97) winning gold and Lisa Angiolini winning silver.
Meanwhile, Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte finished third to win the bronze medal.
Mona McSharry was surprised by her fifth-placed time in the European Swimming Championships breaststroke final, saying she had felt good throughout pic.twitter.com/J51xJ4LE8l
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 13, 2022
