Following an eleventh-place finish in the 1M Springboard on Tuesday, Clare Cryan returned to action in the Foro Italico this morning, this time for the 3M Springboard preliminaries.
Cryan Through to European 3M Final @swimireland
Following an eleventh-place finish in the 1M Springboard on Tuesday, Clare Cryan returned to action in the Foro Italico this morning, this time for the 3M Springboard preliminaries. pic.twitter.com/v5hmbUm7mJ— Sport Ireland (@sportireland) August 19, 2022
Battling against a strong breeze in Rome, the 28-year-old got off to an excellent start, scoring 58.50 in her opening dive, which would turn out to be the best score of the round for Cryan. In her second and third dives, Cryan scored 42.00 and 49.60 points respectively. This leaving Cryan in eleventh place following the first three dives, with a total score of 150.10.
With just twelve of the twenty-three divers coming back to the final this afternoon, Cryan performed two excellent final dives to ensure a place in the final. Scoring 54.60 in her fourth dive and 56.70 in her fifth and final dive, to progress in sixth place overall with a total of 261.40 points.
The final will take place this afternoon at 3:45pm (IRL).
Photo by Andre Weening/Sportsfile
Results 19th August
Women’s 3M Springboard Prelim Clare Cryan 261.40 (6th)
Schedule 20th August
Women’s Synchronised Final (2:30pm IRL) Tanya Watson, Ciara McGing
