LISTEN BACK: European champion Mona McSharry into another final
Following a gold medal win in the 50m Breaststroke last night Mona McSharry continued her impressive form at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Israel today to make a second Breaststroke Final. McSharry, swimming in the 200m Breaststroke, eased through preliminaries winning her heat in 2:29.63 and secured her place…
McSharry turns attention to 200m in Israel after golden start
After claiming gold yesterday in the 50-metre breaststroke, Sligo’s Mona McSharry is back in the pool at the European Junior Championships in Israel today. The 16-year-old Marlins Swimming Club member goes in the heats of the 200-metre breaststroke, along with Niamh Coyne.
Mona McSharry crowned European champion after claiming gold in Israel
Sligo’s Mona McSharry has won gold after she was crowned 50m Breaststroke European Junior Champion following a 31.38 second swim at the European Junior Championships in Israel this afternoon. After an Irish Junior Record swim of 31.14 in this morning’s heat, McSharry, who is a member of the Marlins Club…
Mona McSharry sets fastest time in 50m breaststroke heats in Israel
Sligo’s Mona McSharry is safely through to semi-finals of the 50 metres breaststroke event at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel, today. The Marlins Swimming Club member swam the opening heat of the competition in 31.14 seconds, knocking two tenths of a second off her Irish Junior Record…
Sligo superstar Mona McSharry named on Irish team for European and World Junior Championships
National Champions Mona McSharry and Conor Ferguson will lead two strong Ireland teams announced today for both the European and the World Junior Swimming Championships this summer. This past weekend at the Irish Open Championships at the National Aquatic Centre McSharry (16) swept the Breaststroke events winning the 50m, 100m…
Council pays tribute to achievements of Sligo’s Mona McSharry
Tributes have been paid to Mona McSharry at a meeting of Sligo County Council today. The 16 year old from Sligo set three new national records after an incredible weekend at the Irish Open Championships. She swept the women’s breaststroke events adding 200m gold to her 50m and 100m titles…
Three new Irish records for Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry after sensational weekend
Sligo’s Mona McSharry set three new national records after an incredible weekend at the Irish Open Championships. The Grange youngster, from the Marlins Club in Ballyshannon, posted new record times in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke. In winning all three events at the weekend, the 16-year-old also set times…