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…
Swimming lessons should be mandatory for Schools in the NW
“3,000 people have lost their lives through drowning over the past decade.” That’s according to former green party local election candidate, Leslie O’Hora who is calling for free and mandatory swimming lessons across the North West. Research by Ireland’s Childhood Mortality Register suggests that drowning occurs more commonly with young…
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 makes second Euro semi-final
Mona McSharry has qualified for the semi-final of the women’s 100 metres breaststroke at the European Shortcourse Swimming Championships in Glasgow. The Grange swimmer is through after finishing ninth fastest overall from Friday’s morning heats with a time of 1:05:50. McSharry is aiming to win her second medal of the…
RNLI urges caution after swimmers taken safely from the water at Bundoran
Three swimmers are safe after getting into difficulty off the main beach in Bundoran yesterday. The Malin Head coastguard was alerted just after 8pm. They called the Bundoran Lifeboat which attended the scene and brought the swimmers to safety. They received medical attention at the scene as a precaution. Commenting…