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Róisín Ní Riain earns a third medal at 2025 World Para Swimming Championships
Róisín Ní Riain earns a third medal at 2025 World Para Swimming Championships. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
Limerick swimmer Róisín Ní Riain has earned a silver medal in the S13 100m Backstroke final, her third medal at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore
Limerick’s Róisín Ní Riain has built on her impressive form following from her inspiring performance at the 2024 Paris Games to secure a third medal at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore this week, making it three medals in three final appearances.
The 20-year-old Drombanna athlete put in a powerful performance to earn a silver medal in the S13 100m Backstroke final on Wednesday evening, a performance which saw her set a personal best in the event with a time of 1:06.26, being narrowly beaten by American swimmer Gia Pergolini, who finished with a time of 1:05.49.
The National Centre swimmer was delighted with the result and made note of the tough swim to earn her PB. She 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 silver medal adds to Ní Riain’s tally of medals in Singapore, which saw her open her campaign on Sunday with a bronze medal performance in the S13 100m Butterfly. On Monday, the Limerick swimmer added silver to the collection with a second place finish in the SB13 100m Breaststroke.
The result adds to Ní Riain’s growing medal tally in Singapore. On Sunday, she opened her campaign with bronze in the S13 100m Butterfly, before following up with silver in Monday’s SB13 100m Breaststroke final.
In the S13 100m Butterfly final, Ní Riain put in a stellar performance to earn silver. The Limerick swimmer headed into the final 50 metres in third place, trailing behind Paralympic silver medallist, Olivia Chambers of the United States and Marian Polo Lopez of Spain.
The National Centre (Limerick) swimmer increased her pace in the second half of the race, climbing into second place in a time of 1:18.78 to win the World Para silver medal, finishing just behind Team USA swimmer Chambers.
Speaking after the final, Ní Riain said, “I’m pretty pleased with that swim. This event has been a bit up and down this season, but yeah, to be able to come out and put, I think, my best swim together when it matters in a close race is great.”
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