JAKE PASSMORE WILL compete for a place in this year’s Paris Olympics after booking his spot in the semi-final of tomorrow’s 3M Springboard at the World Aquatics Championships.
The 18-year-old, who was 45th at the 2023 edition of the Championships just six months ago, saved his best dive for last, scoring an outstanding 78.20 points from his most difficult dive, a forward two-and-a-half somersaults with two twists.
It secured him 17th place overall and means a top 12 finish in the semis will ensure he is at Paris this summer.
“I’m a bit lost for words, it wasn’t necessarily a goal (the semi-final),” Passmor said.
“I just wanted to do six dives as good as I can and the result of that is better than I thought it would be.
“I was so nervous [ahead of the last dive], same for every dive, but that felt like there was a massive weight on my shoulders and as soon as my hands hit the water, I knew that it was good.
“I just wasn’t sure how good it was and if it was enough but it turned out it was.”
Tomorrow’s semi-final gets underway at 7am Irish time.
He is a great talent no doubting it at all.
He’s pretty good at winning frees too and he has the referees to thank for their always favour the forward attitude.
Class free taker but if i was a cork supporter i would be disappointed with his return from play