Mona McSharry clinches Olympic spot

The Sligo swimmer posted an Irish senior record of 1.06.97 in the  100m breaststroke to secure her place at the Tokyo Games. 

Mona McSharry: “Seeing 1.06 on the board is just overwhelming, it is just so good.” 

Mona McSharry booked her place at the Tokyo Games when swimming inside the 100m breaststroke qualifying time at this morning’s Irish Olympic trials.

Coming into this week’s meet, McSharry’s lifetime best in the 100m breaststroke was three hundredths of a second outside the 1.07.07 qualifying time.