Oliver Dingley was just six points from making the podium at the European Championships, as a strong showing in Glasgow earned the Irish diver fifth place one-metre springboard final.
With only the top dozen divers advancing to the final, the 24-year-old produced a big final dive in the preliminaries.
A forward 2½ somersaults with one twist pike gave him a score of 65.60 points to total 332.70 and in 11th place. Jack Ffrench scored 224.90 and was 26th overall and didn't make the cut.
After five dives of six later in the afternoon, Dingley was a point off a medal, but he was denied in the climax as Britain's James Heatly took third on 391.70 points ahead of Switzerland's Guillaume Dutoit (390.50) and the Irishman (385.65).
Another British competitor Jack Laugher (414.60) took gold ahead of Italian Giovanni Tocci (401.10).
"Devastated," Dingley told RTÉ Sport afterwards.
"Congratulations to the guys who beat me and also thank you to everyone back home for the support. Everybody has been fantastic.
"There was a bunch of us all fighting for those medals; I was just at the wrong end of a result today.
"I think I should have been sharper on that last dive. I had it. It was me who messed up.
"But there's so many positives to take from my result. Fifth in an event that I don't really practise too often. It's great to be fifth in Europe. I'll come back more determined."
Dingley goes in his preferred event - the three-metre springboard - on Thursday.
In swimming, Darragh Greene advanced to the 50m breaststroke semi-finals, but compatriot Alex Murphy will not be joining him after a disappointing heat.
Greene, from Longford, will take his place in the semi-final this evening (17.18) after posting a time of 27.66 to finish third in his heat, with Italian Fabio Scozzoli taking first in a time of 27.04.
Greene's time was 13th fastest of the heats.
Greene narrowly missed out on a place in the 100m breaststroke final after a swim-off, while also made it as far as the semi-finals in the 200m breaststroke.
Murphy started well in his heat – he had the second fastest reaction time behind heat winner Kirill Prigoda – but struggled to keep the pace and finished in eighth place in a time of 28.09.
Niamh Kilgallen won’t be involved in the 200m individual medley semi-finals after finishing in 10th place in her heat this morning on her senior international debut.
Kilgallen’s summer preparations also involved completing her Leaving Certificate in preparation for a full-time move to the National Centre Dublin in September.
Originally selected for the 400m Mixed Medley Relay only, Kilgallen’s preparations were diverted to the 200m IM once it had been decided that this relay would not compete in Glasgow.
Kilgallen posted a time of 2:21.97 in a race won by world record holder Katinka Hosszu.
