Competitive streak pushes Mona McSharry through to Olympic semi-final

Ireland's Mona McSharry. Picture: Adam Davy

Times are everything in swimming but Mona McSharry is learning to ignore the clock and reap the rewards.

The Sligo swimmer progressed through to the semi-finals of the women’s 100m breaststroke today with an excellent effort that was just 0.1 second off her PB and franking the feeling that she is Ireland’s best shot at making a final in the superb Tokyo Aquatics Centre.