Clare Cryan books place in 3M Springboard final

Clare Cryan is into this afternoon's 3M Springboard final (3.45pm Irish time) after advancing from the preliminaries at the European Aquatics Championships in Rome.

Following an eleventh-place finish in the 1M Springboard on Tuesday, the 28-year-old returned to action in the Foro Italico this morning.

Battling against a strong breeze in Rome, Cryan 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, leaving the Irish competitor 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 score of 261.40.