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IRELAND SWIMMING SENSATION Mona McSharry finished eighth in her 100m Breastsroke final at her first Olympic Games.
Just the second Irish swimmer to make an Olympic final, and first in 25 years, the 20-year-old Sligo native clocked a time of 1:06.94 in an exceptional field.
Competing from lane eight at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, McSharry got off to a strong start and held her own. Turning in 31.68 seconds in eighth place, it was there she stayed as the world-class line-up featuring Olympic champion, USA’s Lilly King, current European champion Sophie Hansson of Sweden and the fastest qualifier, Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa, took over.
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