Age: 19

Hometown: Drombanna, Co. Limerick 

Club: Limerick Swim Club 

Disability: Vision Impairment

Sport Class: S13, SB13, SM13

Róisín 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. She 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 is studying for a Degree in Science at the University of Limerick.

Schedule:

Day 1 – August 29th

S13 100m Butterfly (heat)

S13 100m Butterfly (final)

Day 2 – August 30th

S13 100m Backstroke (heat)

S13 100m Backstroke (final)

Day 6 – September 3rd

SM13 200m IM (heat)

SM13 200m IM (final)

Day 8 – September 5th

SB13 100m Breaststroke (heat)

SB13 100m Breaststroke (final)

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