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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…

There were many happy faces at the Westport Swimming Gala last Sunday as Sligo’s junior team made waves achieving the highest number of medal winners of the tournament. The team returned home with 8 first place, 10 second place and 6 third place positions.  The vast majority of Sligo’s team…

County Sligo Swimming Club celebrated a supreme swimming achievement at the recent Connacht Short Course Championships 2017. The men’s senior relay team broke the 200m Senior Freestyle Connacht record by 2.52 seconds, winning their race in a time of 1:37:29. Sligo swimmers Peter Mooney, Eanna O’Hara and brothers Ronan and…

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…

Swim Ireland has today announced a squad of ten to compete at the LEN European Short Course (25m) Swimming Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark from the 13th to 17th December. 2017 World Championship team members Nicholas Quinn, Jordan Sloan, Brendan Hyland, Mona McSharry and Conor Ferguson lead the team, with 50m Breaststroke bronze…

Marlins Swim Club are holding a casual reception in Colaiste Colmchille in Ballyshannon on Saturday at 3pm for world champion Mona McSharry after her success in winning gold at the World Junior Championships in Indianapolis. The club members and coaches will also celebrate the achievements national champion Cora Rooney and…

World champion Mona McSharry spoke to Ocean FM’s Darragh Cox during our live broadcast of the homecoming celebration in her honour at the North Sligo Sports Centre on Sunday, September 3, thanks to Ballyshannon Leisure Centre and Five-Star Fun in Grange…