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Irish diver Clare Cryan finishes eighth at European Championships
The national senior record holder scored 234.30 points in the final of the 1m Springboard in Hungary. By The42 Team Wednesday 12 May 2021, 11:00 AM 2 hours ago 800 Views 0 Comments
Cryan in action at Budapest s Duna Arena.
Image: Andrea Staccioli/INPHO
Image: Andrea Staccioli/INPHO
TEAM IRELAND’S CLARE Cryan has earned an eighth-place finish at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.
The Irish senior record holder in both 1m and 3m Springboard came into the event off the back of a disappointing FINA Diving World Cup earlier this month.
However, Cryan secured progression through the preliminary round of the 1m Sprinboard with a score of 241.60.
Jamaica’s British-based diver, Yona Knight-Wisdom (right) poses with his training partner James Heatly (centre) and coach Jen Leeming after qualifying for the for the rescheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Jamaica’s British-based diver, Yona Knight-Wisdom on Wednesday became the latest Jamaican athlete to qualify for the rescheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan and immediately praised his coach Jen Leeming. As proud as I am for what I’ve done this week, I definitely can’t take full credit. what @coachleeming has done for my diving, and for our entire squad at home over the last 12 months through the lockdowns and setbacks, is nothing short of heroic, he posted on Instagram afterward. Thanks so much for helping me rediscover how to dive with confidence.even at times when my belief wavered, your belief and energy kept me accountable every day!
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The Tokyo Aquatics Centre will host the six-day diving World Cup beginning on Saturday. | REUTERS
KYODO May 1, 2021
After facing possible cancellation and a second postponement, the upcoming diving World Cup, which is both a qualifier and test event for the Tokyo Olympics, will be held with strict precautions and poolside coronavirus protocols.
As divers get a taste of competition during the coronavirus crisis, they will have to put aside the pandemic-related distractions that have affected their training and routines to perform at their best in a bubble as they pursue quota spots for their countries.
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