McSharry has to settle for fifth in 100m breaststroke final

Benedetta Pilato and Lisa Angiolini of Italy won the gold and silver medals, and Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania won the bronze.

JUST SHORT: Ireland’s Mona McSharry. ©INPHO/Andrea Staccioli

Mona McSharry had to settle for fifth place in the 100m breaststroke final at the European Championships in Rome today.

McSharry, who was in fourth place at the halfway point, fought hard to secure a medal but fell short by 0.24 of a second.