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Róisín Ní Riain takes World Para Swimming Championships tally to four with freestyle silver

Róisín Ní Riain lowered her 400m fresstyle PB by more than three seconds in claiming silver
Róisín Ní Riain lowered her 400m fresstyle PB by more than three seconds in claiming silver

Róisín Ní Riain claimed her fourth medal of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore with silver in the S13 400m freestyle.

The Limerick woman, who had already pocketed a silver in the 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke, as well bronze medal in the 100m butterfly, climbed the podium again after smashing her personal best by more than three seconds with a time of 4:37.39.

Olivia Chambers of the USA was in control from the start, finishing with almost six seconds to spare over Ní Riain, who herself never looked in danger of being reeled in, with American Grace Nuhfer picking up a place in the final 50m to take bronze, more than six seconds down on the Irish swimmer.

Barry McClements will be looking to make amends from his100m butterfly earlier this week when he goes off in the final of the S7 100m backstroke (12.47pm).

Fresh from winning her first ever World Championship medal last night in the 50m freestyle, Dearbhaile Brady will contest her third world final (1.14pm) when she competes in the SB6 100m breaststroke.

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