Róisín Ní Riain qualifies for SB13 100m breaststroke final at Paralympic Games
Ní Riain finished in second place in her SB13 100m breaststroke heat on Thursday morning
RÓISÍN Ní Riain finished in second place in her SB13 100m breaststroke heat on Thursday morning which qualified her for the final at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
The Limerick swimmer's final at the La Defense Arena takes place later this evening at 6.33pm Irish time, live on RTE2 TV.
Drombanna teenager Ní Ríain has already won two medals at the Paralympic Games. The talented swimmer won silver in the S13 100m backstroke last week and bronze in the the S13 200m individual medley on Tuesday.
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.