Mona McSharry and the Ireland women’s 4×100 metres medley relay team rounded off their Paris Olympics on Saturday by setting a new Irish record for the event.
Swimming in lane 1 of their semi-final heat, the Irish quartert of Danielle Hill (backstroke), Mona McSharry (breaststroke), Ellen Walshe (butterfly) and Grace Davison (freestyle) clocked a time of 4:00.12 to improve their previous national record.
They finished sixth in a high-quality semi-final and 11th quickest overall.
While not fast enough to make the final, it was still an encouraging performance by the Irish team.
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It also brings the curtain down on a memorable Games for Sligo’s McSharry which saw her win Olympic bronze in the women’s 100 metres breaststroke.
McSharry (23) has indicated she now plans to take an extended break from swimming.
