Paralympics: Nicole Turner and Roísín Ní Riain start as they mean to go on in Paris

Dearbhaile Brady earned a personal best time but failed to progress in the S6 50m freestyle. 

TEENAGE KICKS: Róisín Ni Riain of Ireland during the women's 100m butterfly S13 heats on day one of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at La Défense Arena. Photo by Sportsfile

A splashing fine start for the Irish in Paris. Three swimmers, two finalists, and a lifetime best for a 17-year-old Games debutant. The bar set high on the first morning of action. Up to everyone else coming after in green to keep it raised.

Nicole Turner and Dearbhaile Brady were first onto the pool deck and the Paralympic stage for Ireland. The pair shared the same S6 50m freestyle heat. Turner, for her part, went right to form. She came into the event ranked fifth. Coming back out of the water, she had finished third in the second of two heats to progress fifth fastest to this evening’s final.