Mona McSharry and Clare Cryan have set impressive new Irish records while participating at international competitions this past weekend.
McSharry competed at the Glasgow International Swim Meet (26-28 May 2023) where she set a new Irish Senior Record in the 200m Breaststroke on the final day of racing. She posted an impressive time of 2:24.50, to break her 2021 record of 2:25.08, set in the heats at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
NEW IRISH RECORD
Congrats to Mona McSharry, who has set a new Irish Record in the 200m Breaststroke on the final day of racing at the Glasgow International.
Mona posted an impressive time of 2:24.50, to break her 2021 record of 2:25.08, set in the heats at the Tokyo Games pic.twitter.com/ftOMc17IbX
— Swim Ireland (@swimireland) May 28, 2023
McSharry also placed first in the 100m Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.15, just one tenth of a second off her Irish record of 1:06.04 she had set at the Irish Open Championships in April.
Diver Clare Cryan set a new record at the British Diving Championships (25-28 May 2023), where the 29-year-old scored 303.15 points in the 3M Springboard, winning silver.
This broke her previous best score and Irish Record of 300.75 from 2018.
Congratulations to Clare Cryan, who has set a new IRISH Record in the 3M Springboard Final at the British Diving Championships
Clare scored an impressive 303.15 points, claiming silver, breaking her previous best score and Irish Record of 300.75 from 2018 pic.twitter.com/9mp9IGxTck
— Swim Ireland (@swimireland) May 28, 2023
Both McSharry and Cryan continue to train towards qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games. Their first opportunities at qualifying will be at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in July.