Tokyo 2021 qualifier Oliver Dingley
has completed a memorable week for Ireland at the FINA Diving World Cup in
Japan with a score of 351.35 in the 3m Springboard Semi-Final.
Dingley, who finished eighth in the
3m Springboard at Rio 2016, earned qualification for his second Olympic Games
on Wednesday when finishing 15th in the preliminary round of his competition.
His efforts on Thursday were Team
Ireland’s final dives in Tokyo for this week, with attentions now turning to
the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
All four divers – Dingley, Clare
Cryan, Ciara McGing and Tanya Watson – who competed at the FINA Diving World
Cup will travel on Friday to Hungary, where competition begins on Monday, May
10.
Reflecting on the week in Tokyo, Swim
Ireland’s National Performance Director Jon Rudd said: “"This has been a
very successful week for Irish Diving and we are all very proud of what our
athletes have achieved.
“We must give a huge deal of credit
to the coaches and the practitioners for preparing these athletes to perform so
well in what have been extremely challenging circumstances.
“Tanya and Oliver will clearly be
delighted with the knowledge that their invitation to Tokyo is secure, whilst
Ciara and Clare must now wait for a period of up to two weeks to discover
whether either of them will be added to those invites.
“To have our largest ever diving team
for an Olympic Games and our first ever female Olympic diver as an outcome of
this competition is superb and we can all look forwards to a European
Championships in a few days' time and enjoy watching this quartet compete once
more."
Damian Ball, National Head Coach for
Diving, added: “It’s been a very challenging and emotional two weeks here in
Japan. Words can’t describe how proud I am of this team. A big thank you to
everyone who has made this story possible.
"Budapest and the European
Championships awaits us next and the team can head into this full of
confidence."
The full schedule for the LEN
European Aquatics Championships can be found at Schedule – Len-Budapest 2020
FINA Diving World Cup, 1st – 6th May
2021, Tokyo, Japan
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
For all results, please visit FINA
Diving World Cup – Tokyo, Japan https://www.fina.org/competitions/11/fina-diving-world-cup-2021
Issued by Swim Ireland, whose
Performance Programme is supported and funded by Sport Ireland & Sport
Northern Ireland
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