Fifth Place For McSharry in World Final

Fifth Place For McSharry in World Final
Shannon O'Connor
Shannon O'Connor

Image Cred: Andrea Staccioli/Inpho

Mona McSharry swam 1:06.07 in the Breaststroke final to finish fifth in the world yesterday, July 24.

McSharry recently broke the Irish Record for the 100m Breaststroke heading into the semi-finals, clinching an olympic qualification, with a time of 1:05.55.

Monday, July 23, she swam her second fastest time, 1:05.96, in the semi-final, to advance herself to the final today.

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The twenty-two year old put herself in medal contending position. McSharry swam a strong race, being in 2nd place until the last 50 meters, and placed 5th. She was .13 seconds behind bronze.

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McSharry is set to compete again on Thursday, July 27, day 2 in the 200m breaststroke and on day 8 in the 4x100 medley relay.

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