McSharry and Walshe secure silver on day one of Baku World Cup

Olympic bronze medallist McSharry finished 0.18 seconds behind her own record in the breaststroke final, while Dublin's Walshe claimed second place in the butterfly event.

By Daniel McKee1 min read

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Mona McSharry and Ellen Walshe both won silver medals on the opening day of the World Aquatics World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The 26-year-old from County Sligo finished second in her 200m breaststroke final with a time of 2:18.45.

That performance placed her just 0.18 seconds outside the Irish record she established at the 2025 World Cup.

Russia's Evgeniia Chikunova took gold in 2:17.20, with Vitalina Simonova securing bronze in 2:21.21.

Dublin's Walshe came second in the 200m butterfly in a time of 2:05.58.

China's Chang Mohan produced a strong swim to take gold in 2:04.15, while Xinyang Zhou claimed bronze in 2:05.65.

Both swimmers return to competition on Friday with McSharry scheduled for the 100m breaststroke and Walshe set for the 400m individual medley.