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Women's 100m Backstroke S13 Final silver medalist, Limerick's Róisín Ní Riain, of Ireland, celebrates with her medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Friday
LIMERICK swimmer Róisín Ní Riain has scored a stunning silver medal success at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday night.
Nineteen-year-old Ni Riain from Drombanna finished second in the women's S13 100m backstroke final in a time of 1.07.27 to secure Ireland's first medal at the Paralympics in Paris.
Ní Riain had finished fourth in the Women’s 100m Butterfly S13 final in a time of 1:06.04 on Thursday evening. The UL student was a mere .04 of a second off her lifetime best and just over half of a second off a podium place.
Ní Riain announced her arrival on the world stage with a string of impressive swims at the World Para Swimming Series Italy in late 2020.
She made her major championship debut at the European Championships in Madeira in May 2021 where she won a bronze medal in the S13 backstroke and also made five other finals.
The teenager made her Paralympic debut in Tokyo where she competed in six events and qualified for five finals. She is the current World Para Swimming Champion in the 100m Backstroke and also holds the World Record in the 200m backstroke, which she set in 2023.
SILVER FOR IRELAND
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Róisín Ní Riain secures Ireland's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games with a second-place finish in the women's S13 100m backstroke final#RTEparalympics #paris2024
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In 2023 she was nominated for an RTÉ Sports Award in both the Sportsperson of the Year and Young Sportsperson of the year categories. She also received a nomination for a HerSports Award in the Young Athlete of the Year category. At the Swim Ireland awards the same year she was named Performance Para Swimmer of the Year.
At the Para Swimming European Championships this year Roisin Ni Riain returned to Ireland with five medals: 2 gold, 3 silver and one bronze. While competing at an elite level in swimming, Róisín is also balancing her academic pursuits, and is studying for a Degree in Science at the University of Limerick.
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