County Derry's Dearbhaile Brady finishes fifth in Paralympic butterfly final

County Derry’s Dearbhaile Brady finished fifth in the Paris Paralympics butterfly final.

The Feeney teenager made her Paralympic debut earlier in the competition in the S6 category of the 50 metre freestyle heat on August 29.

She qualified for the final of the S6 50m Fly earlier on September 3 as she qualified as the sixth fastest in the heats with a time of 38.73 seconds.

The European Championship bronze medalist finished fifth in the butterfly final with a personal best time of 37.67 seconds. 

The 16-year-old missed out on a medal by 0.16 seconds. 

Her Team Ireland teammate Nicole Turner finished sixth in the event.