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Mona McSharry Has Set A New Irish Record In The 200M Breaststroke.

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She was competing in heats in Tokyo.

Mona McSharry set a new Irish record in the 200-metres breaststroke heats at the Olympics.

The Sligo woman swam 2-minutes-25-point-0-8-seconds in finishing second in her heat.

McSharry didn't make the top sixteen for a semi-final place but finished 20th overall having been ranked 28th before the event.

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