LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Security chase an intruder before he jumps into the pool during the Men’s 10m Final during the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre on May 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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A prankster intruded on the FINA Diving World Series men’s platform final, elluding security and jumping into the London pool on Sunday (video here).
“It was just a bit of fun,” Jarvis said, according to the newspaper, which reported he also invaded the playing field during a Tottenham Hotspur soccer match last year and was fined £90 for Sunday’s act, which furthered delayed competition because Jarvis dropped his house keys in the pool. “The guy who was getting ready to dive on the top board was laughing at me.”
In actual competition, British star Tom Daley defeated China’s top two platform divers, Yang Jian and Qiu Bo. U.S. Olympic champion David Boudia was not in the field.
The FINA Diving World Series continues in Windsor, Canada, from May 22-24.
Photos from Jarvis’ splash Sunday, via Getty Images:
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Security chase an intruder before he jumps into the pool during the Men’s 10m Final during the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre on May 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: A intruder jumps into the pool during the Men’s 10m Final during the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre on May 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: A intruder jumps into the pool during the Men’s 10m Final during the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre on May 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Judges look on as an intruder jumps into the pool during the Men’s 10m Final during the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre on May 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: A intruder jumps into the pool during the Men’s 10m Final during the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre on May 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: A intruder jumps into the pool during the Men’s 10m Final during the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre on May 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Security escort an intruder after he jumps into the pool during the Men’s 10m Final during the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre on May 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
