Watch: Mona McSharry qualifies for European Swimming Championships in Rome
McSharry was the third fastest of all the semi-finalists with a time of 1:60.44 in the 100m breaststroke
Mona McSharry will be chasing a medal in the final of the European Swimming Championships in Rome come Saturday evening.
The Grange, Co Sligo, native - a Marlins Swimming Club in Ballyshannon graduate - was second in her semi-final and third overall in 1:60.44 in the 100m breaststroke.
"It feels a little but like my old self," she said on RTE Sport afterwards. "I'm very happy with that time. You never know what is going to happen. I have the morning off tomorrow and then will come back to give it my all. I put pressure on myself and that's what drives me and keeps me going. It's a bit of a relief."
The 21-year-old, a student at University of Tennessee, competed in the Olympic final last summer and in December won a bronze medal at the World Short-Course Championships in Abu Dhabi.
Saturday's final takes place at 5:40pm Irish time.