Mona McSharry

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

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

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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