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…
McSharry turns focus to 50m after reaching 100m semi-finals
Sligo’s Mona McSharry will turn her attention towards the next week’s 50m breaststroke heats, and the mixed relay event, having reached the semi-finals of the 100m breaststroke on Saturday. The World Junior Champion clocked 1:08.53 in her heat on Saturday morning at the European Championships in Glasgow to qualify in 15th…
LISTEN BACK: Mona McSharry
Grange 17-year-old Mona McSharry spoke to Darragh Cox on Ocean FM’s Sunday Sports ahead of the European Senior Championships in Glasgow.