Another weekend of records and medals for Mona McSharry
Mona McSharry was back in the water and breaking records once again at the weekend. She broke her own Irish record when finishing second in the 50m breaststroke at the Edinburgh International Meet. She also claimed bronze in the 50m butterfly and 100m breastroke, and silver in the 50m breaststroke…
Six gold medals and a new Irish record for Mona McSharry in Bangor
Sligo’s Mona McSharry is Ireland’s fastest ever female swimmer. The 17-year-old twice broke the Irish senior 50 metres freestyle record yesterday, on her way to winning six gold medals at the Swim Ireland McCullagh International meet in Bangor. The Marlins Swim Club member also won the 50, 100 and 200…
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…
Donegal Sports Star nominees announced
The Donegal Sports Star Awards nominees have been announced ahead of the annual celebration night in Letterkenny on Friday, January 26. There are a number of southwest Donegal athletes shortlisted for awards, among them Sligo native and World Junior Champion Mona McSharry, who trains with the Marlins Club in Ballyshannon,…
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…
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…
Mona McSharry to switch on Sligo Christmas lights
World junior champion Mona McSharry will turn on the Christmas lights in Sligo this weekend. Ahead of travelling to Denmark for the European Short Course Championship in December, the Grange youngster will launch the festive season on Saturday at 5.30pm. The 17-year-old is the reigning World and European Junior gold…