Success for Sligo swimmers in Ballina
Ballina Dolphins hosted this weekend’s Regional Development Gala for swimmers from Sligo and other Mayo swimming clubs. Sligo performed well with plenty of improved times and medal winners. Coach Eduardo Santos highlighted the ongoing progress of Sligo’s young swimmers, who compete regularly to achieve Personal Best (PB) times and progress through the…
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…
County Sligo Swimming Club Notes
County Sligo Swimming Club hosted the first meet of the 2018 South West Minor League last Saturday at Sligo Regional Sports Complex. The Sligo swim team challenged Strule Dolphins Swim Club from Omagh and amidst some highly contested swims, particularly in the older age groups, Sligo came out victorious. The…
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…
Success for Sligo swimmers at national finals
Twelve athletes from Co Sligo Swimming Club put in a great performance this weekend at the Irish Short Course Championships, a four day national swimming competition located in Lisburn, Co Antrim. The weekend’s highlight involved another Connacht Senior Record for Sligo in the Mixed 200m Medley Relay with, Danielle Farrell, Carrie McDaid, Peter Mooney and Eanna…
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…
McSharry narrowly misses out on final spot
Sligo’s Mona McSharry has narrowly missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the 50 metres breaststroke at the European Short Course Championships in Denmark. The 17-year-old’s time of 30.39 seconds was almost half-a-second faster that her time in the qualifying heats, as she finished 12th of the 16…