Lady Vols’ swimmer Mona McSharry earned a bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke Monday in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
McSharry, who recently completed her senior season at Tennessee, finished third, recording a time of 1 minute, 5.99 seconds in a race that saw five competitors separated by 0.32 seconds.
It was her second appearance in the Olympic finals of the event. McSharry reached the finals in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Her medal-winning performance followed a record setting time in the semifinals on Sunday. McSharry finished second in the semifinals, breaking her own Irish national record, posting a time of 1:05.51.
McSharry became the second Irish swimmer to earn an Olympic medal, joining Michelle Smith, who won four medals, including three gold, in Atlanta in 1996.
WHAT A FINISH!!!! 🇮🇪
Mona McSharry brings home the bronze in a race in which the top five spots were separated by just 0.32 seconds!
She’s just the second Irish swimmer EVER to win an Olympic medal!!! pic.twitter.com/6su0KL89Kh
— Tennessee Swimming & Diving (@Vol_SwimDive) July 29, 2024