Mona McSharry is through to another World final at the World Aquatics Champions in Doha.
McSharry, was fifth in the 100m breaststroke final on Tuesday, secured a place in tomorrow afternoon’s 200m breaststroke final.
McSharry finished took third-place in her heat in 2:25.13, just off the 2:24.82 she swam in this morning’s heats. The 23-year-old will go onto the final ranked in seventh place.
“I’m excited, that was a little bit slower than this morning, but one of my fastest races!” declared McSharry. “Based on how I feel getting out of it, I feel that I put it well together and the last 50m felt pretty strong.
“So, tomorrow is just about having big guts and pushing to go out a little bit stronger in the first 100m” added McSharry.
The 200m Breaststroke Final will take place on Friday at 4.49pm (IRL).
Elsewhere, John Shortt set a new Irish record on the fifth night of racing at the World Aquatics Championships.
17-year-old Shortt had the swim of his life in the 200m Backstroke Semi-Final, setting a new Irish Record of 1:58.47.
Shortt, from Roscam in Galway, broke his own record of 1:58.63 which he set at the European Junior Championships in 2023. The National Centre Limerick swimmer placed fourteenth overall, in only his second senior international meet.
Tomorrow will see debut swims at these Championships from Max McCusker in the 100m Butterfly and Tom Fannon in the 50m Freestyle, while Maria Godden returns for the 200m Backstroke.
Olympic qualification is available across all three events.
