Mona McSharry breaks another Irish record to take 50m silver at World Cup

Another night and another medal and Irish record for Mona McSharry.

The Marlins Swimming Club ace took silver in the 50m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Toronto.

McSharry finished in 29.58 seconds, taking 0.01 of a second off her Irish short course record.

Belgian Florine Gaspard took gold in 29.48 - also a national record - while Satomi Suzuki left with bronze, finishing in 29.90.

McSharry won her heat in 30.10 seconds at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

Last weekend in Westmont, Illinois, McSharry won the 50m breaststroke in 29.59 seconds - equalling the Irish record.

The 50m silver in Toronto concludes the third stop on consecutive weekends for the World Cup.

McSharry, a native of Grange, won gold in the 50m and silver in the 100m breaststroke events in Westmont and this weekend took silver in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke, while she was the 200m bronze medallist.

On Thursday night, McSharry won bronze in the 200m, also in a new Irish record of 2:18.27, before lowering the 100m mark to 1:03.84 for silver.

At the first stop of the World Cup series in Carmel, Indiana, McSharry was fourth in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke events while she finished sixth in the 200m.

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Earlier this year, Grange native 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.