Róisín Ní Ríain
Appearance
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Born | Drombanna, County Limerick, Ireland | 7 May 2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Visual impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Limerick Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | John Szaranek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Career
[edit]She 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.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from County Limerick
- Paralympic swimmers for Ireland
- S13-classified para swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- Paralympic silver medalists for Ireland
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics