Róisín Ní Ríain (born 7 May 2005) is an Irish competitive Para swimmer in the S13 classification. She is a Paralympic silver medallist and has been both European champion and world champion.
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| Born | 7 May 2005 Drombanna, County Limerick, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visual impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Limerick Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | John Szaranek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe competed at the 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships and won a bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13 event. She competed at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships and won bronze medals in the 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly S13 events.[1][2]
She was the youngest athlete for Ireland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but she did not medal.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Paralympic Roisin Ni Riain backs Sport Ireland's Changing the Game campaign". I Love Limerick. 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Roisin Ni Riain - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Roisin Ni Riain - Paralympics Ireland". Paralympics Ireland. Retrieved 14 April 2023.