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Mona McSharry. Photo: Sportsfile
Olympic bronze medalist Mona McSharry won gold in the 50m breaststroke at the Irish Open Championships in Bangor.
The Marlins Swimming Club star was also inside the qualification time for the European Championships again when winning gold.
McSharry won the final in 30.43 seconds having breezed through her heat in 30.36 seconds.
The 25-year-old from Grange was two seconds in front of Eimear Doyle of UL, who left with silver in 32.06 while Isabel Kidney from the National Centre, Limerick, landed bronze, finishing in 32.51.
McSharry will also compete in the 200m and 100m breaststroke events.
In 2024, McSharry joined an elite pantheon when winning bronze in the 100m breaststroke at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Last month, at the Tyr Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois, McSharry won 50m breaststroke gold and silver in the 100m version.
In the US Open, she took gold in the 50m, tied for second over 100m and landed a 200m bronze.
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At last year’s World Aquatics Swimming Championships World Cup, McSharry won five medals across three weekends and set five Irish records in the same period.
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