Gold for Ní Riain at the European Championships

admin admin | 04-23 08:15

Fresh from her silver medal success on the the opening day of the European Championships, Róisín Ní Riain went one better and powered home to win gold in the 100m breaststroke final.

Ní Riain swan her fastest ever time on the way to claiming gold, finishing in a time of 1:18.00, almost a full second ahead of runner-up, Marian Polo Lopez of Spain:

Speaking after the final Ní Riain said: "That was a pretty good swim, happy with the time and a great race. I always think the hundred breaststroke is a fun one for me just to get out and race. I love the event so I'm very pleased with that".

Ní Riain was the only Irish swimmer in action on Monday but Tuesday is a far busier day with four Irish swimmers in action.

Nicole Turner and Barry McClements will make their first appearances at this Championships in the morning session and will hope to progress to finals in their respective events. Dearbhaile Brady will also look to progress to her second final in the 200 IM event.

Deaten Registe will make his European Championships debut in the evening session. He has a direct final in the 100m breaststroke.

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