Mona McSharry and Niamh Coyne through to breaststroke semis in Rome

There was plenty of action in the pool earlier. 

Ireland’s Mona McSharry in action at the LEN European Swimming Championships in Rome today.

Ireland’s Mona McSharry and Niamh Coyne both advanced to the semi-finals of the 100m Breaststroke on day two of competition at the Foro Italico in Rome, having finished inside the top 16.

McSharry progresses in fifth place in 1:07.30. The Sligo swimmer was seventh overall, but with a two-per-nation restriction in semi-finals, two Italians are excluded.