IRELAN’S CLARE CRYAN finished fifth in the women’s 3m springboard final at the European Acquatics Championships in Rome today.
Cryan qualified for the final with a sixth-placed finish in the preliminary round, and went one better in a final won by hometown favourite Chiara Pellacani.
Cryan’s five dives combined for a total score of 268.35, which was 50.40 from gold medalists Pellacani. Michelle Heimberg of Switzerland finished second, with Yarsmin Harper of Great Britain winning bronze.
She finished eleventh in the 1M Springboard on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, Tanya Watson and Ciara McGing will compete in the women’s synchronised final tomorrow, from 2.30pm Irish time.
Some tight racing during day 2 of the Canoe Sprint with spots in the final and medals up for grabs 🚣 An extremely near miss for Patrick O'Leary in the VL3 S--F. Finishing one spot off the finals 🏁 Jenny Egan-Simmons finished 9th in her S-F, also missing the finals 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/xOrZR3EBmb
— Canoeing Ireland (@CanoeingIreland) August 19, 2022
Meanwhile, at the European Championships in Munich, Patrick O’Leary and Jenny Egan-Simmons both missed out on their respective canoeing finals today.
O’Leary finished fourth in the semi-final of the men’s VL3 200m, with just the top three progressing. Egan-Simmons was ninth in the semi-final of the women’s K1 500m, but her focus now switches to her main event tomorrow: the final of the K1 5000m.
Some exciting racing tomorrow at the European Champs for Jenny Egan-Simmons, lining up in the Final of the K1W 5000m 🚣♀️ Fresh off a recent medal winning performance at the Worlds over the same distance 🏅
— Canoeing Ireland (@CanoeingIreland) August 19, 2022
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