Mona McSharry into European semi-final; Mixed 4x200m team through to final

Mona McSharry. Picture: INPHO/Andrea Staccioli

Sligo’s Mona McSharry has earned a spot in Tuesday night’s 100m breaststroke semi-final at the LEN European Aquatics Championships, having finished joint second in her heat in a time of 1:06.97.

The performance was her third swim under the FINA ‘A’ time for Tokyo 2021 and enough to see her advance to the semi-finals ranked joint 10th, her time just 0.99 slower than the fastest heat time of 1:05.98, set by Italy’s Arianna Castiglioni.