Clare Cryan wins Ireland’s first diving medal at European championships

It is Ireland’s first ever diving medal at a senior Europeans. The 30-year-old achieved her podium finish with a score of 240.55.

Great Britain’s Desharne Bent-Ashmeil secured the gold medal (305.15) with Norway’s Helle Tuxen taking silver (243.20).

Meanwhile, Ireland will have two swimmers in Saturday night’s 100m backstroke final in the Serbian capital.

Fresh from her gold medal winning performance in the 50m backstroke, Danielle Hill was back in action in the 100m backstroke, her Olympic event.

Hill clocked 1.00.54 in the semi-final and progressed as the second-fastest qualifier. Lottie Cullen was fourth in her semi-final in 1:01.19 to make the final as well.

Ellie McCartney began a busy evening with an eighth-place finish in the 200m breaststroke final. The Limerick swimmer touched the wall in 2:28.58 seconds.

McCartney didn’t have much time to get a breather; she was back in action in the 200m medley semi-final and took eighth in 2:14.37 to reach another final.

Conor Ferguson was sixth in the 50m backstroke final, in 24.87. Ferguson returns on Saturday for the 100m backstroke.

Nathan Wiffen is safely through to the final of the men’s 1500m freestyle on Saturday evening (6.22pm). The 21-year-old advanced fourth quickest with a time 15:10.01

Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee has announced that swimming and athletics will swap places in the programme for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Athletics traditionally follows the action in the pool but will be up first in four years’ time, except for the marathon races, which will remain at the end of the Games.