Ireland’s Mona McSharry has finished in fifth place in the 200m Breaststroke Final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, adding to a fifth-place finish in her main event, the 100m Breaststroke, on Tuesday.
McSharry had advanced from Thursday’s semi-final ranked seventh in 2:25.13. The Sligo woman improved that time in this evening’s final, clocking 2:24.89, her third fastest time ever in the event.
Speaking after the Final McSharry said ‘It’s gone really well, this is the first time it’s really starting to click, not the time I wanted, but I think I’m racing it properly now and kind of figuring out the right way to do it and I guess it’s just practice’.
McSharry returns to the pool on Saturday morning for the heats of the 50m Breaststroke, the Irish Record holder in the event in 30.29 said ‘I think it will be fun, it’s definitely going to be a tough turnaround to go straight back into it tomorrow morning but it’s nice to finish on a 50m, one length, just splash and dash’.
Also, in action tomorrow, 800m Freestyle World Champion Daniel Wiffen returns to the pool for the heats of the 1500m Freestyle. Wiffen enters the preliminary round as the fourth fastest qualifier, the top eight will progress to Sunday evening’s Final. Erin Riordan closes out her Championship with the 50m Freestyle.
Earlier today Max McCusker set a new Irish Record in the 100m Butterfly, while Maria Godden (17th) and Tom Fannon (24th) just missed out on semi-finals in the 200m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle respectively.
Daily reports will issue from Doha.
Results Day 6 Heats
Men 100m Butterfly Max McCusker H 52.52 (=16th) =ISR SO 52.31 (2nd) ISR
Women 200m Backstroke Maria Godden H 2:13.30 (17th)
Men 50m Freestyle Tom Fannon H 22.23 (24th)
Women 200m Breaststroke Mona McSharry H 2:24.82 (2nd) SF 2:25.13 (7th) F2:24.89 (5th)
Schedule – Day 7 Heats
Women 50m Freestyle Erin Riordan
Women 50m Breaststroke Mona McSharry
Men 1500m Freestyle Daniel Wiffen
