Mona McSharry reaches Olympic final again
For the second consecutive Olympics, Sligo’s Mona McSharry has qualified for the women’s 100 metres breaststroke final. The Grange woman finished second in her semi-final and broke her own Irish record in a time of 1:05.51 seconds. Here’s how Sligo’s Mona McSharry qualified for tomorrow night’s 100m breaststroke final #Paris2024…
Mona McSharry begins Olympic challenge this morning
Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry goes in the heats of the women’s 100 metres breaststroke in Paris on Sunday morning. An Olympic finalist in this event in Tokyo three years ago, McSharry swims in the fifth and final heat this morning at 10:39am Irish time. You can watch the race live…
Tokyo experience will stand to McSharry ahead of Paris 2024
Sligo’s Mona McSharry has finished in eighth place in the 100-metres breaststroke final at the Tokyo Olympics. The 20-year-old clocked 1-minute-6-point-9-4 seconds in what was the first Olympics final for an Irish swimmer in 25 years. American teenager Lydia Jacoby took gold and McSharry says she’s gained…
Joy and celebration in north Sligo, south Donegal as Mona reaches Olympic final
There’s joy, celebration — and further high hopes — in Sligo and Donegal after Grange swimmer Mona McSharry made history on reaching the final of the 100m breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympics. She’s the first Irish swimmer to make an Olympic final in 25 years. The 20-year-old Sligo woman, who…
Mona McSharry qualifies for semi-finals of Women’s 100m Breaststroke
Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry has qualified for tomorrow’s semi-finals of the Women’s 100m Breaststroke. She finished third place in her heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics today with a time of 1:06.39, just outside her record Irish time by a tenth of a second The Olympian was fourth when she…
McSharry narrowly misses out on medal in Euro final
Mona McSharry finished fourth in the women’s 100 m breaststroke final at the European Short Course Championships in Glasgow on Saturday. McSharry narrowly missed out on her second medal of the championships, the Grange swimmer was just .04 seconds away from claiming the bronze. The 19-year-old had claimed bronze in…
McSharry breaks Irish record on route to second Euro final
Sligo’s Mona McSharry will be aiming to land her second medal of the European Short Course Championships in Glasgow on Saturday. The Grange swimmer will be in the pool for the the 100m breastroke final. McSharry smashed the Irish record to be the top qualifier from last night semi-finals, coming…