Mona McSharry breaks Irish record in Tokyo: 'It just shows that I'm good enough'

Her time placed her 20th overall and was not enough to secure her a place in the semi-finals with only the top 16 advancing.

Mona McSharry of Ireland in action during the heats of the women's 200 metre breaststroke. Picture: Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile

Sligo swimming star Mona McSharry is once again making waves at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre just a day after reaching the Olympic 100m breaststroke final. The 20-year-old swimmer was in action in the heats of the 200m breaststroke on Wednesday evening and she showed no lingering fatigue from yesterday’s effort, clocking an Irish senior record of 2:25.08 to finish second in her heat.

That took almost a second off the previous record, 2:25.92, which she set at the national team trials in April.