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…
Mona McSharry on Irish swim teams for events in Scotland, Morocco and Argentina
Swim Ireland’s team for their premier benchmark meet of 2018, the LEN European Championships in Glasgow will be spearheaded by 2017 World University Games Champion Shane Ryan and 2017 World Junior Champion Mona McSharry. National Performance Director Jon Rudd has confirmed a selection of twelve athletes to the Irish team…
Magical McSharry claims back her national record
Ireland’s 50m Freestyle Irish Record was twice broken today on opposite sides of the world as Danielle Hill first and then Mona McSharry took hundredths of a second each from McSharry’s February standard of 25.60. Hill was swimming in the 50m Freestyle Final at the Commonwealth Games and touched in…