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Mona McSharry. Photo: Sportsfile
Mona McSharry added a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke at the US Open Championships in Texas.
The Marlins Swimming Club star finished in 2:24.91.
McSharry, who won gold in the 50m and tied for second in the 100m at the same event, had been the second fastest of the 200m qualifiers.
Kate Douglass from the United States of America won gold in a 2:20.86 Championship record - taking out her own 2:21.87 time from 2023.
Douglass had over four seconds to spare in a dominant display.
USA’s Alex Walsh was second, finishing strong and touching the wall in 2:24.88, just 0.03 of a second ahead of McSharry.
In the 100m breaststroke, McSharry finished in 1:06.81, an identical time to Canadian Alexanne Lephage.
McSharry, the 2024 Olympic bronze medallist, led at the turn in 31.20, but Douglass came on to win in 1:06.55.
This event, in Austin, Texas, is opening McSharry’s long course season with the Grange native opting to skip the European Short Course Championships.
McSharry had won gold in the 50m, clocking 30.48.
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At the recent World Aquatics Swimming Championships World Cup, McSharry won five medals across the three weekends and set five Irish records in the same period.
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