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Lady Vol Mona McSharry to carry flag at Paris Olympics closing ceremony

Lady Vol Mona McSharry will carry flag at the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony.

Lady Vol swimmer Mona McSharry will carry Ireland’s flag during the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.

She will be joined by Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen during the closing ceremony.

The two-time Olympian won a bronze medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke on July 29. She also reached the finals in the 2020 Tokyo Games.

McSharry’s 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.

Mona McSharry. Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Mona McSharry wins bronze medal at Paris Olympics

Tennessee’s Mona McSharry wins a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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.

Tennessee swimmers, divers earn four SEC weekly awards

Tennessee swimmers and divers earn four SEC weekly awards.

Four members of the Tennessee swimming and diving program earned SEC weekly honors Tuesday.

Jordan Crooks (SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week), Mona McSharry (SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week), Bryden Hattie (SEC Men’s Diver of the Week) and Camille Spink (SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week) earned weekly honors for Tennessee.

Crooks won the won the 50 freestyle, recording a time of 18.80 seconds. He also won the 100 fly (45.18) and was a member of the Vols’ 400 free relay team, that earned a victory against LSU.

McSharry won the 50 freestyle (22.12) and the 200 breaststroke (2:06.63).

Hattie won both the 3-meter and 1-meter diving competitions. Spink earned three victories for Tennessee against the Tigers.

UT’s Mona McSharry named SEC Freshman of the Week

UT swimmer Mona McSharry named SEC Freshman of the week after Lady Vols beat Kentucky.

University of Tennessee swimmer Mona McSharry was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week after helping the Lady Vols knock off No. 10 Kentucky.

McSharry, a native of Dublin, Ireland, helped Tennessee notch a 178.4-121.5 victory over the Wildcats at the Allan Jones Aquatics Center on Jan. 14.

Kentucky was previously undefeated.

McSharry won both the 100 and 200 breaststroke and helped UT’s 400 freestyle relay team capture that event. She also swam the anchor leg on Tennessee’s 200 medley relay team, which came in second.

In the 100 breaststrole, McSharry posted a time of 51.91 seconds and shattered the event record previously held by former UT great and Olympian Molly Harris.

McSharry posted a time of 2:12.27 in the 200 breaststroke.

She swam the second leg of the 400 freestyle relay, recording a split of 51.08 seconds.

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