McSharry wins bronze medal in 50m breaststroke Sun, August 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM UTC 0 Mona McSharry claimed her third medal at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris after she secured bronze in the women&x27;s 50m breaststroke final. The Olympic bronze medallist finished third in a new Irish record time of 29.95 seconds, behind winner Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania and Italy&x27;s Benedetta Pilato, who finished second, to take Ireland&x27;s medal count to five.
McSharry wins bronze medal in 50m breaststroke
Sun, August 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM UTC
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Mona McSharry claimed her third medal at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris after she secured bronze in the women's 50m breaststroke final.
The Olympic bronze medallist finished third in a new Irish record time of 29.95 seconds, behind winner Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania and Italy's Benedetta Pilato, who finished second, to take Ireland's medal count to five.
McSharry had already won silver in the 100m breaststroke and bronze in the 200m and is due to compete in the women's medley relay on Sunday at 19:02 BST.
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Ireland's Ellen Walshe missed out on a medal in the women's 200m butterfly after finishing fourth in 2:07.40 with Great Britain's Keanna MacInnes winning gold in the tight race.
Walshe had hoped to add another medal to her collection after winning gold in the 200m and 400m individual medley competitions.
Also on Sunday, Tom Fannon finished sixth in 21.59 in the men's 50m freestyle final.
Source: "AOL Sports"
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Published: August 16, 2026 at 08:27PM on Source: RED MAG
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