McSharry Fires Off 2:24.50 200 Breast Irish National Record In Glasgow

2023 CITY OF GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL SWIM MEET

• Friday, May 26th – Sunday, May 28th
• Tollcross International Swimming Center, Glasgow, Scotland
• LCM (50m)
• Meet Central
• Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
• Live Results
• Livestream

Just one day after nearly breaking her own national record in the 100m breast, Ireland’s Mona McSharry fired off a new lifetime best in the women’s 200m breast event.

While competing on day 3 of the 2023 City of Glasgow International Swim Meet, 23-year-old McSharry topped the 2breast podium in a time of 2:24.50. That beat the competition by over 2 seconds, with Scotland’s Kara Hanlon snagging silver in 2:26.75 while Loughborough’s Lily Booker rounded out the top 3 in 2:29.75.

Entering this meet, McSharry’s career-quickest and Irish national record rested at the 2:25.08 she notched in the heats at the 2020 Olympic Games. That Tokyo performance was comprised of splits of 1:09.38/1:15.70 to place 20th in the event.

Tonight in Glasgow, McSharry opened in a slower 1:10.14 but charged home in a back half of 1:14.36 to knock over half a second off of that previous PB.

McSharry now ranks 15th in the world, with her 2:24.50 record from tonight outperforming her season-best of 2:25.70 put up at the Irish Open National Championships last month.

Last night McSharry captured the 100m breast gold at this competition, clocking a time of 1:06.15, a time just .11 outside of the 1:06.04 national record she produced at the aforementioned National Championships.