MONA MCSHARRY HAS reached the women’s 100m breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championship in Fukuoka, Japan.
McSharry clocked a time of 1:05.96 to finish in fourth place in her semi-final, meaning she will advance to tomorrow’s final at 1.45pm Irish time.
The Sligo native previously secured her qualification for the Olympics in Paris after setting an Irish record in the heats of 100m breaststroke.
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The Sligo native won her heat in a time of 1.05.55 to advance to the semi-finals this afternoon as the second fastest across all the heats. This was her first time to clock under the 1.06 mark.
McSharry enjoyed a superb Olympics debut in Tokyo when she reached the final of the 100m breaststroke.
Earlier at the World Aquatics Championship, Danielle Hill finished in 27th in the Women’s 100m Backstroke after clocking a time of 1:01.51. Conor Ferguson swam a time of 54.36 to finish in 22nd in the Men’s 100m Backstroke.
𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟
Mona McSharry takes her places amongst the Worlds best!
She's through to the 100m Breaststroke Final in fourth place in 1:05.96.
Mona McSharry absolutely smashing it in Fukuoka in the 100m Breaststroke Heats!
✅ Olympic Qualification Time for #Paris2024 ✅ Heat Win ✅ 2nd into Semi-Final ✅ Irish Record ✅ First time under 1:06 in 1:05.55 pic.twitter.com/urCC0PK3jK
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McSharry reaches World 100m breaststroke final after sealing Olympic qualification
LAST UPDATE | 24 Jul 2023
MONA MCSHARRY HAS reached the women’s 100m breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championship in Fukuoka, Japan.
McSharry clocked a time of 1:05.96 to finish in fourth place in her semi-final, meaning she will advance to tomorrow’s final at 1.45pm Irish time.
The Sligo native previously secured her qualification for the Olympics in Paris after setting an Irish record in the heats of 100m breaststroke.
The Sligo native won her heat in a time of 1.05.55 to advance to the semi-finals this afternoon as the second fastest across all the heats. This was her first time to clock under the 1.06 mark.
McSharry enjoyed a superb Olympics debut in Tokyo when she reached the final of the 100m breaststroke.
Earlier at the World Aquatics Championship, Danielle Hill finished in 27th in the Women’s 100m Backstroke after clocking a time of 1:01.51. Conor Ferguson swam a time of 54.36 to finish in 22nd in the Men’s 100m Backstroke.
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