Mona McSharry on Irish swim teams for events in Scotland, Morocco and Argentina
Swim Ireland’s team for their premier benchmark meet of 2018, the LEN European Championships in Glasgow will be spearheaded by 2017 World University Games Champion Shane Ryan and 2017 World Junior Champion Mona McSharry. National Performance Director Jon Rudd has confirmed a selection of twelve athletes to the Irish team…
Sligo’s Seamus Keogh helps Irish to Bulgaria win
Sligo’s Seamus Keogh featured in midfield for the Republic of Ireland U16 team that beat Bulgaria 2-0 in Waterford last night. The Republic of Ireland Under-16s won their opening home match of 2018, after a 2-0 win against Bulgaria. After two matches against Hungary in Budapest, in February, Paul Osam’s…
Mona McSharry happy to keep training in Ballyshannon ahead of Olympics bid
World junior champion Mona McSharry says she will keep her training base in Ballyshannon as she chases her dream of becoming the first Sligo woman to compete at the Olympic Games. The Grange native is targeting a place on the Irish team for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, after setting…
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…
McSharry narrowly misses out on final spot
Sligo’s Mona McSharry has narrowly missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the 50 metres breaststroke at the European Short Course Championships in Denmark. The 17-year-old’s time of 30.39 seconds was almost half-a-second faster that her time in the qualifying heats, as she finished 12th of the 16…
Mona McSharry advances to European semi-final
Sligo’s Mona McSharry has qualified for the semi-finals of the 50 metres breaststroke at the European Short Course Championships in Denmark. The 17-year-old’s time of 30.80 seconds was the 16th fastest time in the qualifying heats, and she will be back in the pool in Copenhagen shortly after four o’clock…
Christopher O’Donnell honoured at National Athletics Awards
North Sligo AC athlete Christopher O’Donnell was among the winners at the National Athletics Awards held in Santry yesterday. The Grange native was honoured as the top-performing male schools athlete after a number of national successes and after breaking the Irish junior 400m record at the European U20 Championships in…