Róisín Ní Riain wins gold in 100m backstroke at European Para Championships

Ireland doubled their medal tally at the World Para Swimming European Championships in Turkey on Thursday afternoon when Róisín Ní Riain took gold by successfully defending her 100m backstroke title, while Dearbhaile Brady took silver in the 50m butterfly final.

Earlier in the week, Ní Riain and Brady won silver in the 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley, respectively, but this time around Ní Riain produced a dominant display, the Limerick woman finishing with close to three seconds to spare over Italian runner-up Carlotta Gilli in a personal best time. Britain’s Ursula Carroll took bronze.