Mona McSharry wins bronze medal at World Swimming Championships

Ireland's Mona McSharry celebrates winning a bronze medal at the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships. Picture: INPHO/Andrea Staccioli

Mona McSharry has won bronze in 100m breaststroke at the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships with an Irish senior record-breaking swim to give Ireland their second medal at these Championships – and a third World Championships medal for Irish swimming.

Agonisingly close to winning a bronze medal in 50m breaststroke on Friday, McSharry made up for that on Monday, lowering the Irish record she set in the semi-finals with a final time of 1:03.97.