May 11, 2021

Team Ireland diver Clare Cryan has finished eighth in the Final of the 1m Springboard competition at the 35^th LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

The Irish Senior Record Holder in both 1m and 3m Springboard put a disappointing FINA Diving World Cup behind her with a score of 241.60 points in the preliminary round, advancing her to the evening Final in joint sixth position with Russia’s Mariia Poliakova

The Final proved tougher with Cryan scoring 234.30 points to secure a final finishing position of eighth in Europe.

Damian Ball, Swim Ireland's National Head Coach for Diving, said: "The 1m springboard is not an Olympic event, and with this being an Olympic year, we have done very little preparation on the 1m. To come away from this with a top eight finish is actually pretty impressive."

Clare Cryan added: "It was great to get out and compete again this week and have a steady performance. The arena has a great atmosphere even without the crowd, so walking out for that final with Europe's best was really special."

The 28-year-old will hope she can experience that feeling again on Saturday when she concludes Ireland’s diving programme in the 3m Springboard.

Tokyo 2021 qualifier Tanya Watson and Ciara McGing will be Ireland’s next divers to compete at the LEN European Aquatics Championships when lining up for the 10m Platform event on Thursday.

You can watch all the diving and swimming in Budapest live online via the links below.

LIVESTREAMS: RTE Player | Eurovision Livestream | LEN Livestream

For all results, please visit European Championships 2020 | Budapest (microplustiming.com)

LEN European Aquatics Championships 2021 Irish Diving Team

Name	Club	Coach
Ciara McGing	Ohio State University	Justin Sochor
Clare Cryan	National Centre Dublin	Damian Ball
Oliver Dingley	National Centre Dublin	Damian Ball
Tanya Watson	National Centre Dublin	Damian Ball