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Ireland's Tanya Watson (file pic). Giorgio Perottino/INPHO
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McGing and Watson earn top-10 finish after historic international final for Irish diving

It was the first time that Ireland was represented by two divers together in an international final.

LAST UPDATE | Aug 17th 2022, 3:25 PM

IRELAND’S CIARA MCGING and Tanya Watson both earned a top-10 finish in the Platform (10M) final at the European Championships in Rome.

Watson finished in seventh place while McGing took ninth as Ireland was represented by two divers in an international final together for the first time.

Both divers improved on their earlier scores in the final, with Watson recording a final score of 286.55 as McGing picked up 286.55.

Elsewhere, Mona McSharry is due to compete in the 50m Breaststroke Final at 5.05pm today.

Earlier, Grace Hodgins and Finn McGeever concluded the final swimming heats session for Ireland in the 400m Freestyle, clocking 4:25.81 and 3:56.53 to finish in 31st and 27th place respectively.

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