Róisín Ní Ríain ( ; born 7 May 2005) is an Irish competitive Para swimmer in the S13 classification. She is a

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silver medallist and has been both European champion and

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Career

She competed at the

2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships The 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships took place in Funchal, Portugal from 16 to 22 May 2021. It was the sixth edition of the championships. The event was postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Schedule 158 scheduled event ...

and won a bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13 event. She competed at the

2022 World Para Swimming Championships The 2022 World Para Swimming Championships was the 11th edition of the World Para Swimming Championships, an international swimming competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Madeira from 12 to 18 June. The competition was origin ...

and won bronze medals in the 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly S13 events. She was the youngest athlete for

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at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...

but she did not medal. She was Ireland's only medalist in swimming at the 2024 Paralympics after winning two medals a silver in the 100m backstroke and a bronze in the 200m Individual medley and finished 4th in her two other events. She was Grand Marshal of Limerick's 2025

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parade.

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Róisín Ní Ríain
at Paralympics Ireland {{DEFAULTSORT:Ni Riain, Roisin 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 bronze medalists for Ireland Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Irish sportswomen