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Limerick woman Róisín Ní Riain, of team Ireland, poses with her silver medal from the Women’s 100m Backstroke S13 final at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore on Wednesday
LIMERICK woman Róisín Ní Riain picked up her third medal in as many finals on Wednesday at the Para Swimming World Championships in Singapore, this time silver in the S13 100m Backstroke.
The Drombanna woman powered home to touch the wall second with a time of 1:06.26 after American Gia Pergolini (1:05.49) setting a new personal best in the process.
Speaking after the race, a delighted Ní Riain said: “That hurt the most the 100 backstroke has probably ever hurt! My PB was two years old so really happy to come out and get a new one.”
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The Limerick swimmer was previously crowned world champion in this event in at the 2023 Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, touching the wall in a time of 1:06.62 to take gold by just 0.09 of a second.
She also won Paralympic silver medal in this event at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris in a time of 1:07.27.
Ní Riain, who won a bronze medal in the S13 100m Butterfly final in Singapore on Sunday, went one place better when claiming silver in the SB13 100m Breaststroke final on Monday.
UL student Ní Riain is a Double Paralympic medallist from Paris 2024. The Limerick swimmer is competing in five events in Singapore this week.
The 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore run until this Saturday, September 27 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.
The championships features more than 600 athletes from over 60 nations and is being hosted in Asia for the first time.
Ireland are represented by five swimmers who bring together a strong mix of international medal experience and emerging talent.
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