December 18, 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Mona McSharry has now set a new Irish Senior Record in four of her five races at the 15th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships, after setting a new standard for 100m Individual Medley in Saturday’s Semi-Final.
Taking place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, the Championships are world swimming’s finale of 2021 and the culmination of the short course (25m pool) season.
McSharry broke her own 100m Individual Medley Irish Senior Record in the heats, when swimming 59.65 to become the first Irish woman to go under a minute in this event.
She went into the Semi-Final ranked joint 15th and stormed home in 59.35 to move up the 13th place overall.
That brings her total tally of Irish Senior Record swims at this meet to four, having bettered the 50m Breaststroke record in the Semi-Final and Final. That now stands at 29.59.
With fellow Olympian Ellen Walshe breaking a 27-year-old record in the 400m Individual Medley heats, and then bettering that in the Final, Ireland has now achieved seven new Irish Senior Records at this Championships.
McSharry returns to action on Sunday morning in the 100m Breaststroke heats, where she will be joined by Niamh Coyne. This is the event in which McSharry became Ireland’s first Olympic finalist in 25 years at Tokyo 2020.
Also swimming on Sunday is Calum Bain in the 50m Butterfly heats, Danielle Hill in 50m Backstroke and the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay team, set to feature Jack McMillan, Jordan Sloan, Finn McGeever and Robbie Powell.
All the action can be followed via fina.org.
Records
Mona McSharry's Irish Senior Record Swims in Abu Dhabi
50m Breaststroke Semi-Final - 29.65
50m Breaststroke Final - 29.59
100m Individual Medley - 59.65
100m Individual Medley – 59.35
Ellen Walshe’s Irish Senior Record Swims in Abu Dhabi
400m Individual Medley Heats – 4:30.78
400m Individual Medley Final – 4:26.52
Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Heats: 3:12.94
Calum Bain, Brendan Hyland, Jack McMillan, Jordan Sloan
Results
Saturday Afternoon Finals Results:
100m Individual Medley Semi-Final – Top 8 go to Final
Mona McSharry – 59.35 – 13th
Saturday Morning Heats Results:
50m Butterfly – Top 16 go to Semi-Final
Ellen Walshe – 26.33 – 22nd
100m Individual Medley – Top 16 go to Semi-Final
Mona McSharry – 59.65 – 15th
50m Freestyle – Top 16 go to Semi-Final
Calum Bain – 21.61 – 20th
Schedule
Sunday Morning Heats Schedule – Starts 05:30
Danielle Hill – 50m Backstroke
Mona McSharry & Niamh Coyne – 100m Breaststroke
Calum Bain – 50m Butterfly
Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Jack McMillan, Jordan Sloan, Finn McGeever, Robbie Powell
Monday Morning Heats Schedule – Starts 05:30
Ellen Walshe – 200m Individual Medley
Ellen Walshe – 100m Butterfly
Danielle Hill - 50m Freestyle
Jack McMillan – 100m Freestyle
Daniel Wiffen – 1500m Freestyle
*All times are Irish. Abu Dhabi = +4hrs
Find the full Irish schedule at Swim Ireland FINA World SC Swimming Championships 2021
Swim Ireland Team
2021 FINA World Championships (25m)
Abu Dhabi, UAE | December 16-21
Calum Bain - University of Stirling, Scotland - Coach: Bradley Hay
Niamh Coyne - National Centre (Dublin) - Coach: Ben Higson
Danielle Hill - Larne Swimming Club - Coach: Peter Hill
Brendan Hyland - National Centre (Dublin) - Coach: Ben Higson
Finn McGeever - National Centre (Limerick) - Coach: John Szaranek
Jack McMillan - National Centre (Ulster) - Coach: Davy Johnston
Mona McSharry - University of Tennessee, USA - Coach: Matt Kredich
Robert Powell - National Centre (Dublin) - Coach: Ben Higson
Jordan Sloan - National Centre (Ulster) - Coach: Davy Johnston
Ellen Walshe - University of Tennessee, USA - Coach: Matt Kredich
Daniel Wiffen - Loughborough University, England - Coach: Andi Manley
