Mona McSharry produced another superb swim to clinch her third gold medal in the concluding session of the European Under-23 Championships in Dublin, by winning the women’s 200 metres breaststroke final in 2 mins 25.49 seconds.
Sunday evening’s gold medal followed her 50m and 100m successes over the previous two days of competition.
The TRIPLE 👑 for @MonaMcsharry as 🇮🇪’s breaststroke queen adds the 200m title to her 50m & 100m successes!
Gold medal ✅
Generation inspired ✅
A BRILLIANT #LENDublin2023 for the hosts, but it’s not over yet…@LENaquatics | @swimireland pic.twitter.com/6FKQRV1X9E— Nick Hope – the athlete’s journalist (@NickHopeTV) August 13, 2023
McSharry led from start to finish in the 200m final in front of a boisterous home support at the National Aquatic Centre.
A delighted McSharry afterwards held up her ‘lucky socks’ to the livestream cameras which had been given to her by her mum Viola for the championships.
“I was a bit nervous going into it. The he crowd really spurred me on.
“I just had to go for it. If we died we died, but at least we gave it everything.
“It’s all for these moments. Sometimes you question ‘why do I push myself’, but it’s to feel like that in the water: gliding on the water and on top of the world.”
