Mona McSharry
Mona McSharry in 2018
Personal information
Full nameMona McSharry
NationalityIrish
Born (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000
Grange, County Sligo, Ireland
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Ireland
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2021 Abu Dhabi100 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2019 Glasgow 50 m breaststroke
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Indianapolis 50 m breaststroke
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Israel50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Israel100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Israel 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Baku 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Baku 50 m breaststroke
European U-23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dublin50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dublin100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dublin 200 m breaststroke

Mona McSharry (born 21 August 2000) is an Irish swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021[1][2][3]

McSharry grew up in Grange, County Sligo.[4] She is the holder of multiple national senior records (50 m, 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and 50 m butterfly in long course, 50 m and 100 m breaststroke and 100 m individual medley in short course as well as mixed relay records in 4x50m FTR National Team and 4x50m MTR National Team both over short course).[5] In August 2017, she earned the women's swimming title of 100 m breaststroke junior world champion during the World Junior Championships, in Indianapolis. She has also competed in senior competitions, including the 2017 World Aquatics Championships,[6][7]

Media career

In 2019, McSharry and her family competed in the seventh series of the popular RTÉ reality competition, Ireland's Fittest Family.[8] They won the competition under the guidance of mentor, former rugby player, Donncha O'Callaghan.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Nine Swimmers Join Team Ireland for Tokyo 2020". SwimIreland. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Watterson, Johnny; O'Riordan, Ian; Branigan, David (26 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Day 3: Blow for Annalise Murphy's medal hopes while McSharry reaches final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Watterson, Johnny (26 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Mona McSharry's achievement a paradigm shift for Irish swimming". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Gallagher, Emma (1 May 2021). "Mona is the pride of Sligo". Sligo Champion. Sligo. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Records". SwimIreland. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ireland's Fittest Family: Meet the Families for 2019". RTÉ.ie. 29 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sligo family named the winners of Ireland's Fittest Family 2019". RTÉ.ie. 15 December 2019.
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