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Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry set a new Irish record as she claimed gold in the 200m breaststroke at the Irish Open Championships in Bangor.
McSharry, who won the 50m breaststroke title on Thursday, dominated Friday's race, finishing in 2:22.22.
That was inside the Irish record of 2:22.49 and was quicker than the championship best of 2:23.03 she swam in Friday's heats.
Her winning time was the third fastest in the world so far this year behind the USA's Kate Douglass (2:22.01) and Great Britain's Angharad Evans (2:22.02).
"It's pretty exciting, that 200m breaststroke is that event where you never really know where it's going to be on every day, I mean it's just to nice to see the hard work in training pay off and be able to put together a really good race," said the 26-year-old.
Enniskillen's Ellie McCartney finished second in the 200m breaststroke final with a time of 2:25.72, which is under the consideration times for the European Championships in Paris and Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Another Paris Olympian, Danielle Hill, claimed gold in the 50m backstroke final as the Larne swimmer came in at 28.43 which is under the consideration time for Glasgow and Paris.
Grace Davison, who won the 100m freestyle, also claimed victory in the 200m event, touching in at 1:59.52 which is in line with consideration standards.
Ellen Walshe, who pulled out of the 200m freestyle final despite setting a new national record in the heats, won the 100m butterfly final - her third gold at the Irish Open.
Teenager John Shortt set his second championship record of the week as he took home gold in the 50m backstroke final.
Shortt finished in 25.08, bettering his record of 25.09 set in 2023 to add to his Irish and championship record and gold medal in the 100m backstroke.
Conor Ferguson finished second in 25.46, just under consideration time for Glasgow and Paris in his first tapered race since the Paris Olympics after suffering from a back injury.
"I'm absolutely delighted, last year was such a rough year for me, like, the back injury, I didn't even know if I'd be back here, I'm actually quite emotional because it's my first time racing tapered since Paris and it hasn't been an easy journey," he said.
Jack Cassin got his second gold of the week, winning the 100m butterfly title having claimed gold in the 200m butterfly on Wednesday.
In a close final, he held off Bangor's James Ward, touching first in 53.06 to Ward's 53.19, and once again dipped inside the European Championships consideration time.
Jack Kelly claimed his second national title of the week as he added 200m breaststroke gold to the 50m title he secured on Thursday.
The competition concludes on Saturday.
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McSharry, who won the 50m breaststroke title on Thursday, dominated Friday's race, finishing in 2:22.22.
That was inside the Irish record of 2:22.49 and was quicker than the championship best of 2:23.03 she swam in Friday's heats.
Her winning time was the third fastest in the world so far this year behind the USA's Kate Douglass (2:22.01) and Great Britain's Angharad Evans (2:22.02).
"It's pretty exciting, that 200m breaststroke is that event where you never really know where it's going to be on every day, I mean it's just to nice to see the hard work in training pay off and be able to put together a really good race," said the 26-year-old.
Enniskillen's Ellie McCartney finished second in the 200m breaststroke final with a time of 2:25.72, which is under the consideration times for the European Championships in Paris and Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Another Paris Olympian, Danielle Hill, claimed gold in the 50m backstroke final as the Larne swimmer came in at 28.43 which is under the consideration time for Glasgow and Paris.
Grace Davison, who won the 100m freestyle, also claimed victory in the 200m event, touching in at 1:59.52 which is in line with consideration standards.
Ellen Walshe, who pulled out of the 200m freestyle final despite setting a new national record in the heats, won the 100m butterfly final - her third gold at the Irish Open.
Success for Shortt and Ferguson
Teenager John Shortt set his second championship record of the week as he took home gold in the 50m backstroke final.
Shortt finished in 25.08, bettering his record of 25.09 set in 2023 to add to his Irish and championship record and gold medal in the 100m backstroke.
Conor Ferguson finished second in 25.46, just under consideration time for Glasgow and Paris in his first tapered race since the Paris Olympics after suffering from a back injury.
"I'm absolutely delighted, last year was such a rough year for me, like, the back injury, I didn't even know if I'd be back here, I'm actually quite emotional because it's my first time racing tapered since Paris and it hasn't been an easy journey," he said.
Jack Cassin got his second gold of the week, winning the 100m butterfly title having claimed gold in the 200m butterfly on Wednesday.
In a close final, he held off Bangor's James Ward, touching first in 53.06 to Ward's 53.19, and once again dipped inside the European Championships consideration time.
Jack Kelly claimed his second national title of the week as he added 200m breaststroke gold to the 50m title he secured on Thursday.
The competition concludes on Saturday.
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