FUKUOKA, Japan — Two Lady Vol swimmers have made history by setting record-breaking times to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
July 14 marked the beginning of the 2023 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Ellen Walshe, 21, and Mona McSharry, 22, both represented their home country of Ireland and made their presence known after setting records to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the World Aquatics Championship in Japan.
Walshe broke her own Irish national record at the 200m Individual Medley with a time of 2:10:92 in the semifinals and finished ninth overall to solidify her qualifying spot to Paris.
Next for Walshe is the 400m Individual Medley on Saturday night. Should she advance, she would compete again in the finals on Sunday night.
McSharry, who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, also broke her own national record on Sunday in the 100m breaststroke prelims. Her previous record was 1:06:94 at the Olympics and she broke it this time around with a 1:05:55 time.
She holds several other Irish records, including the 50m and 200m Breastroke, 50m Butterfly, and the 100m IM. She will be competing in the 200m Breaststroke on Wednesday and 50m Breaststroke on Friday.