Róisín Ní Riain has qualified for this evening’s S13 100m breaststroke final – where she will be aiming to win her third medal of the Paralympic Games.
The 19-year-old Limerick swimmer finished second in her heat with a time of 1:19.05 at the La Défense Arena in Paris on Thursday morning and advances to the final as the third fastest qualifier overall.
Britain’s Rebecca Redfern was the fastest qualifier with a time of 1:16.40 while USA’s Olivia Chambers was second quickest in 1:18.92.
It will be Ní Riain’s fourth final of the Paralympics – having finished fourth in the S13 100m butterfly last Thursday, second in the S13 100m backstroke on Friday and third in the S13 200m individual medley on Tuesday.
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“I wanted to get out and have a good morning swim. It’s a case of job done,” said Ní Riain. “It’s going to a tough race in the final, a fast one. I’ll have look back at the race and see where I can improve on for later.
“That’s always the aim of the evening swim. I just need to clean up a few little things and see where that will get me this evening.”
The final is scheduled for 6.33pm Irish time.
