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Paralympics: Róisín Ní Riain finishes fifth in freestyle final

Paralympics: Róisín Ní Riain finishes fifth in freestyle final

James Cox

Róisín Ní Riain competed in her second swimming finals at the Tokyo Paralympics today.

The 16-year-old put in a great performance as she finished fifth in the 400m freestyle.

Ní Riain's time of 4.44.09 was 20.17 seconds behind gold medalist Anna Stetsenko of the Ukraine.

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In this morning's heats, Ní Riain registered a new personal best with a time of 4.45.14, finishing in third place.

Ellen Keane won a gold medal in the SB8 100 breaststroke final yesterday.

A time of 1:19.93 saw Keane win the event with a personal best time, beating the personal best of 1:21.71 that she set in the heat yesterday.

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