Advertisement
Ireland's Mona McSharry. Morgan Treacy/INPHO

McSharry sets new Irish record in the 200m breaststroke

The 20-year-old swimmer finished second in her heat but narrowly missed out on a spot in the semi-final.

IRISH SWIMMER MONA McSharry continues to impress at her first Olympic Games. 

Having reached the 100m women’s breaststroke final, where she finished eighth, the 20-year-old from Sligo was up in Heat 1 of the 200m breaststroke this morning. 

Starting in Lane 6, McSharry put in a strong performance to claim second place behind Kristyna Horska of the Czech Republic.

Her time of 2:25.08 is a new Irish record but unfortunately wasn’t enough to see her progress to the semi-final.

With the top 16 spots up for grabs, McSharry was 20th overall. 

 

Author
View 3 comments
Close
3 Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy here before taking part.
Leave a Comment
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.

    Leave a commentcancel