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06 Sept 2025

Mona McSharry takes impressive gold in US

The Marlins Swimming Club graduate won the 100m breaststroke gold at the TYR Pro Swim Series

Mona McSharry takes impressive gold in US

Mona McSharry won gold overnight in the US. Photo: Sportsfile

Mona McSharry won the 100m breaststroke at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Marlins Swimming Club graduate took gold in1:06.80 in the early hours of Friday.

The Grange woman bat Miranda Tucker (1:07.98) and Sophie Angus (1:08.73) to the gold.

McSharry won her heat on Thursday in 1:07.36 with Angus and Tucker also second and third in that race.

McSharry, who reached the Olympic final in the 100 breast in 2021, dominated the second half of the race to claim a big win in her home pool.

The 22-year-old is a third year scholarship student at the University of Tennessee.

Last month, McSharry won gold in the 100m breaststroke and 4x100 relay at the US Open.

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