Inside Mona McSharry's life and career
Mona finished eight place in her final event, after finishing in sixth place in the semi-finals of the 100m breastsroke earlier in the week.
At just 24 years old, there's plenty ahead of the double Olympian, here Extra.ie take a look at her beginnings. A stomach bug impacted Olympian Mona McSharry during her World Aquatics Championships bid with the Sligo woman admitting how hard it was to get out of bed amid her illness. Pic: Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile
It was 2016 when Mona first came to fame having won her first international medals when she placed second in the 100m breaststroke anbd third in the 50m at the European Junior Championships.
The following year she placed second in the 200 breaststroke an won the 50m and 100m going on to win the 100m breaststroke at the World Championships a few months later.
Her Olympic debut was at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she finished in eight place in the 100m breaststroke event. Last year, Mona McSharry won one of Olympian medalists when she won bronze at the 100m breaststroke event at the Paris Olympics. Pic: INPHO/Morgan Treacy
Last year, Mona won one of Olympian medalists when she won bronze at the 100m breaststroke event at the Paris Olympics.
Before her star rose at the Olympics, Mona participated in Ireland's Fittest Family where her coach, Donncha O'Callaghan forecast her successful career.
The appearance on the RTÉ show came five years before her Olympic win, when she was just 18 years old. Her Olympic debut was at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she finished in eight place in the 100m breaststroke event. Pic: Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile
Mona was accompanied by her brother Mouric and parents Aidan and Viola with the group going on to win the whole show.
Former international rugby star Donncha predicted big things for Mona and her brother.
'I'm just delighted. I'm delighted for them,' Donncha said at the time. 'I know how much it means and how much they put into it.
'And I'll be honest, Mona and Mouric are gonna go on and do great things for our country,' he foreshadowed. 'But ye were amazing. I was delighted to be a part of it. Incredible, I'm so proud of ye.'
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