Oliver Dingley has registered his best ever finish at a major championships.
The 2016 Olympian placed fifth in the final of the men's 1-metre springboard at the European Championships in Edinburgh.
His fifth of six jumps had placed him within touching distance of a medal.
Just 6.5 points separated Dingley from a bronze.
He will return on Thursday morning for the preliminary round of the 3-metre springboard, an event where he achieved a top 10 at Rio two years ago.
@OliverDingley was "devastated" to miss out on the podium but he takes huge positives from his showing at the #EuropeanChampionships #RTEsport pic.twitter.com/nNzvp8EKId
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 7, 2018
Meanwhile, Darragh Greene has finished sixth in his semi final of the men's 50-metre breast-stroke at the at the European Championships in Glasgow.
The Longford man swam a time of 27.44 seconds, and was twelfth overall missing out on a place in the final.
Fantastic swim from @GreeneDarragh in 50Breast SF, he equals his pb of 27.44 to finish 5th in the first SF and 12th overall #Glasgow2018 #tramarenaIRL pic.twitter.com/BzZUphgC2b
— Swim Ireland (@swimireland) August 7, 2018
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