Katura Horton-Perinchief failed to make the desired splash in her last attempt to reach the Olympic qualifying score for the three-metre springboard event.

The Bermudian diver's fate now lies in the hands of FINA (diving's world-governing body) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and she must wait until June 21 to see if she gets a nod for the Summer Games despite not attaining the 244-point requirement.

Vice-president of Bermuda Olympic Association Mike Cherry explained there was still a decent chance of Katura - who is third reserve on the list of individual women springboard divers - going to Athens, depending on how many places were filled by countries with synchronised (synchro) divers.

A maximum of 34 women are being allowed to compete in this year's Olympic springboard events - synchro and individual combined - with an emphasis on synchro. If the synchro countries don't use all their allocated spots the remainder will go to those on the reserve list of individual divers.

Countries competing in synchro are permitted three divers but sometimes opt to carry just two and that automatically opens up an extra place. If a few countries do this then Katura could be awarded an Olympic berth.

However, divers also need to get 244 points in a single meet and it remains to be seen if this proves an issue for the Bermudian although Cherry thinks it should not.

Katura narrowly missed the score at the FINA World Cup in Athens in February, amassing 237.33 points. Since then she has competed at various meets in Canada, the USA and Europe trying unsuccessfully to attain the necessary mark.

Having graduated from college two Saturdays ago, she travelled to Rome, Italy, for the final FINA Diving Grand Prix meet on the weekend but performed “horribly”, she told The Royal Gazette.

“I missed all of my dives except for two - the front two-and-a-half and the inward two-and-a- half. I think this is the lowest that I have scored the entire year.”

While acknowledging she is “tired” and was “definitely jet-lagged”, Katura refused to blame these for her results.

“I had practised very well. Actually, for the two days that we have been here, I had wonderful practices.

“My body felt good - a little tired but no injuries,” she said, adding that she will head back to her base in Texas, USA, to train and await word on whether to pack for Greece or not.