Hundreds turn out to welcome home world champion
World champion Mona McSharry was given a hero’s welcome home by a crowd of about 400 people at North Sligo Sports Complex in Grange yesterday evening. The 17-year-old Marlins Swim Club member returned from the World Junior Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday, with a gold and bronze medal. She says…
Homecoming celebration for world champion Mona McSharry on Sunday
There will be a homecoming reception for world champion Mona McSharry at the North Sligo Sports Complex in Grange this coming Sunday. The 17-year-old, who swims with the Marlins Club in Ballyshannon, claimed Ireland’s first ever gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Indianapolis when breaking the Irish record…
World champion Mona McSharry turns attention towards the 200m
World champion Mona McSharry will be back in the pool in Indianapolis today as she goes on the hunt for a third medal. The 17-year-old Grange native set a new Irish record when becoming the first ever Irish gold medal winner at the World Junior Championships on Saturday when she…
Mona McSharry crowned world champion
Sligo’s Mona McSharry won 100m Breaststroke Gold at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis USA on Saturday, with the 17-year-old Marlins Swimming Club member becoming Ireland’s first ever gold medalist at the event. McSharry lead from start to the finish winning out by .37 of a second over silver…
McSharry wins her semi-final at World Championships
North Sligo’s Mona McSharry has eased through to the final of the women’s 100 metres at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. The Grange 17-year-old was second-fastest qualifier in Friday night’s semi-finals, matching her time of one minute 7.79 seconds from the morning heats. McSharry has already won…
Mona McSharry the fastest qualifier in 100 metres at World Championships
Mona McSharry has qualified fastest for this evening’s semi-finals in the 100 metres breaststroke at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis today. Her time of one minute 7.79 seconds sets her up nicely for this evening’s semi-finals, with the second round of heats getting underway shortly after 11.30pm Irish…
Mona McSharry goes for a world title in the US from 11pm tonight
European champion Mona McSharry will go for gold at the World Championships in the US shortly after 11pm Irish time tonight. The Grange youngster was the fastest qualifier in last night’s 50 metres breaststroke semi-finals in Indianapolis at the World Junior finals, in a time of 31.09 seconds. The Marlins…