Mona McSharry takes silver in 100m breaststroke at Swimming World Cup

Mona McSharry won a silver medal at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in the United States.

Olympic Games bronze medalist McSharry placed second in the 100m breaststroke in Westmont, Illinois in the early hours of Sunday.

The Marlins Swimming Club star finished in 1:04.18 for second behind the winner, Kate Douglass from the USA.

Douglass won in 1:03.14 while Alex Walsh, another American, was third in 1:04.45.

McSharry was fifth after 25m, but pushed into second by the midway point and stayed there to the end.

McSharry had won the third heat in 1:04.38 to go through as the second fastest qualifier with Douglass winning the fifth heat in 1:03.53.

This is the second of a three-stop series in the Swimming World Cup.

McSharry broke the Irish short course record on her way to finishing fourth in the 200m breaststroke, finishing in 2:19.29.

Douglass also won the 200m event, clocking 2:14.57.

Walsh (2:18.54) and South African Rebecca Meder (2:18.88) were second and third.

Earlier this year, McSharry exited the 100m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships at the semi-final phase and had to skip the 200m due to a stomach bug. 

In her 100m semi-final at the Singapore Sports Hub, McSharry finished in 1:06.33 having won her heat in 1:05.99 and missed out on a final spot.

In 2024, McSharry won Olympic 100m breaststroke bronze in Paris. 

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The three-stop series of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup will continue in Toronto on October 23-25. 

Last weekend, McSharry was fourth in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke events while she finished sixth in the 200m.