Mona McSharry has won Ireland’s first medal of the Games. Ireland’s Mona McSharry has won a Bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke at the Olympics, winning the country’s first Olympic swimming medal in 28 years. The 23-year-old from Sligo swam the final at Paris La Defense Arena with a time of 1:05.59. She finished just […]
1 year ago
By Katy Thornton Huge congrats to Mona. Sligo native Mona McSharry has qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris after setting an Irish record in the 100m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championship in Fukuoka, Japan. The swimmer managed to complete the 100m in 1:05.55, which was her first time clocking in under 1:06. 𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗖 […]
2 years ago
She’s breaking records. Mona McSharry has made yet another Irish record in her 200m breaststroke heat at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi. The Olympian took home the bronze medal yesterday after she placed third in heat in a time of 2:21:59, breaking her record by three seconds, making this her personal […]
4 years ago
Gowan girls. Irish swimmer Ellen Walshe has snatched up the silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi. Not only did she secure the silver medal, but Ellen also managed to smash the Irish record twice while doing so. The Dublin native was one of the seven […]
4 years ago
She’s done us proud. Mona McSharry is making us all swell with pride as she came in eighth place in the 100m breaststroke final this morning. Clocking in a time of 1:06:94, the Sligo native has outdone herself surpassed her goal when she made her way to the Tokyo Olympics. She was beaten out of […]
4 years ago
“This is my first event ever in the Olympics and I’ve made a final.” Congratulations are in order for Irish swimmer Mona McSharry has become the second Irish swimmer to ever make an Olympic final. McSharry, who hails from Sligo, finished fourth in her semi-finals of the women’s 100m breaststroke in Tokyo this morning. Her […]
4 years ago