Limerick's Róisín Ní Ríain qualifies for 100 metre butterfly final at Paralympic Games

RÓISÍN Ní Ríain finished in fourth place in the 100m butterfly heat which was enough to see her qualify for the 100-metre butterfly final at the Paralympic Games in Paris. 

The Limerick swimmer's final takes place later this evening at 7.10pm Irish time. 

Ní Ríain will be hoping to claim her first Paralympic medal of the competition this evening. The Drombanna native will also compete in the 100 metre backstroke final at 6:44pm on Friday evening. 

The Paralympics are available to watch on RTE2. 

Róisín 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 Limerick native 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.

In 2023 Róisín was nominated for an RTÉ Sports Award in both the Sportsperson of the Year and Young Sportsperson of the year categories. Sh 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 isstudying for a Degree in Science at the University of Limerick.