Passmore Competes in 3M Springboard in Japan

Jake Passmore returned to the world stage on day five of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, competing in the 3m Springboard Preliminaries in the early hours of the morning.

The 18-year-old, who is making his World Championships debut, scored a total of 319.65 points to finish in 45^th place in this morning’s preliminaries, Passmore’s highest scored came from his first dive, a forward two and a half somersaults, one twist, scoring 63 points.

Speaking after his event, Passmore said: “A bit of a disappointing end to what has been a very good season. There’s still a lot I can take away from this as it is valuable experience gained for me. It was difficult competing in such a long competition however again it gives me experience to do it again more successfully in the future”.

The 3m Springboard Prelims featured sixty-eight divers, all of whom were in action over a gruelling five hours and included a host of experienced competitors, including Olympic medallists Zongyuan Wang of China and Daniel Goodfellow of Great Britain. The fiercely contested competition saw just eighteen progressing to the semi-final, from there the top twelve advance to the final and secure places for Paris 2024.

Next up for Ireland is Clare Cryan in the 3m Springboard Preliminaries tomorrow morning at 1am (IRE).

Jake Passmore will return to action on Saturday for the Mixed 3M Synchro Final, competing alongside teammate, Clare Cryan.

Wednesday 19^th July Results

3m Springboard Preliminaries       Jake Passmore                                          319.65 (45^th)

Schedule

Thursday 19^th July                         3M Springboard Preliminaries                  Clare Cryan

Saturday 22^nd July                         Mixed 3M Synchro Final                           Clare Cryan & Jake Passmore

The World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka is the first of two opportunities for Irish divers to secure Olympic places, the second will be the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar in February 2024.

The World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka is the first of three opportunities for Irish swimmers to secure Olympic places, the second will be the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar in February 2024, with the third being the Irish Open Swimming Championships in 2024.

Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships will take place from Sunday 23^rd to Sunday 30^th July.