'Pretty exciting': Mona McSharry sets new Irish 200m breaststroke record

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Mona McSharry swam the third-fastest 200m breakstroke in the world this year. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry swam her fastest time ever to set a new Irish and championship record in the 200m breaststroke at the Irish Open Championships on Friday in Bangor.

The Marlins swimmer, who is based in Tennessee, dominated the race finishing in 2:22.22, inside her 2024 Irish record of 2:22.49 and the Championship Record of 2:23.02 she swam in Friday morning’s heats. The time is the third fastest in the world so far this year behind the USA’s Kate Douglass (2:22.01) and Great Britain’s Angharad Evans (2:22.02).