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Superb swim sees Mona McSharry through to Olympic semi-final

written by Chris McNulty July 25, 2021
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A STUNNING performance has booked Mona McSharry’s place in the semi-finals of the 100m breaststroke at the Olympic Games.

On her Olympic debut, McSharry was third in her heat, finishing in 1:06.39.

McSharry, a graduate of the Marlin’s Swimming Club in Ballyshannon, was in a loaded heat won by South African Tatjana Schoenmaker, whose time of 1:05.82 represents a new Olympic Record.

US swimmer Lydia Jacoby (1:05.52) was second in the heat with McSharry’s time seeing her through as the ninth-fastest of the 16 qualifiers.

University of Tennessee student McSharry was 31.06 seconds at the turn and she was just a tenth of a second off her 1:06.29 personal best.

In April, McSharry set a new PB of 1:06.97 at the Irish Olympic Trials to seal qualification. That week, she bested the time again, going 1:06.29 in the semi-final.

Qualifying, McSharry said, was a ‘dream come true’.

A month later, she was a finalist in the 100m breaststroke at the 2021 LEN European Aquatics Championships, finishing seventh at the Danube Arena in Budapest.

Four years ago, McSharry was the World Junior Champion, swimming a then National Record of 1:07.10 to scoop gold in Indianapolis.

At the same Championships, McSharry won 50m breaststroke bronze.

McSharry will go in heat 1 of the women’s 200m breaststroke on Wednesday morning.

Superb swim sees Mona McSharry through to Olympic semi-final was last modified: July 25th, 2021 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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