By Katy Thornton
Huge congrats to Mona.
Sligo native Mona McSharry has qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris after setting an Irish record in the 100m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championship in Fukuoka, Japan. The swimmer managed to complete the 100m in 1:05.55, which was her first time clocking in under 1:06.
๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐
Mona McSharry absolutely smashing it in Fukuoka in the 100m Breaststroke Heats!
โ Olympic Qualification Time for #Paris2024
โ Heat Win
โ 2nd into Semi-Final
โ Irish Record
โ First time under 1:06 in 1:05.55 pic.twitter.com/urCC0PK3jKโ Swim Ireland (@swimireland) July 24, 2023
McSharry won her heat, so she will now proceed into the semi-finals, which take place this afternoon.
According toย RTร News:
โThe Sligo swimmer was the second fastest across all the heats and progresses to the semi-final, which will take place on Monday afternoon. Only Lithuaniaโs Ruta Meilutyte managed a faster time than McSharry in the heats.โ
RTร News also reported that The World Aquatics Championships is the first of three chances for Irish swimmers to secure Olympic places. They can also do so at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar in February 2024, and the Irish Open Swimming Championships in May 2024.
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