Sligo swimmer breaks her Irish record and qualifies for the 100m breaststroke final as second fastest
Mona McSharry eyes magic Monday as Olympic medal comes into sharp focusRobert Dickson and Sean Waddilove in second place after opening three races at Olympics
“Look, it’s one in eight, we’ve all got a chance, it’s exciting to be up there, and being in a middle lane as well is going to be great, that’s what I’ve come here to do, and definitely very excited. No woman in the first semi-final went faster, with China’s reigning world champion Tang Qianting, who had got the better of McSharry in her heat, touching home in 1:05.83.
Starting in lane four, McSharry was lying in fourth at the turn, before promptly making up ground on Smith in the closing 50m.
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