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Pranksters from TrollStation at White Oak Leisure Centre, Swanley

Professional prankster Daniel Jarvis has been at it again, swimming at a pool after hours.

Daniel, of Whitehill Road, Gravesend, and Lee Marshall, aka Disco Boy, filmed footage of the late-night escapade at White Oak Leisure Centre before posting it on Facebook.

The pair leapt from diving boards and larked around the pool before escaping through a fire exit and over a fence.

Daniel Jarvis on an illegal night swim at White Oak Swimming Pool
Daniel Jarvis on an illegal night swim at White Oak Swimming Pool

Daniel then published the film, entitled “Illegal Night Swim at White Oak Swimming Pool in Swanley, Kent.”

It follows a similar escapade at Mote Park Leisure Centre in Maidstone recently, in which the duo hid from staff before taking advantage of the empty pools, which ended with them triggering alarms and being accosted by staff.

Daniel, 27, is behind the YouTube channel TrollStation and has more than a million subscribers.

In the video, Lee can be heard introducing Daniel, saying: “Gravesend’s finest Daniel Jarvis makes his debut at White Oak Swimming Club and it’s a beautiful dive bomb into the pool, a late-night swim.

“What an absolute beauty it is today for him – a lovely dive.”

The two then proceed to dunk each other, dive-bomb and jog around the pool-side.

Daniel Jarvis dunks his friend Lee Marshall
Daniel Jarvis dunks his friend Lee Marshall

On the TrollStation Facebook page, someone posted “OMG THEY BROKE INTO WHITE OAK” – to which TrollStation replied “Oi we didn’t break in we was already there.”

White Oak was asked for a comment but has yet to respond.

In Maidstone, Daniel and Lee, from Sturry, were collared by three members of staff who called the police as soon as they became aware of the intruders.

Daniel, who is also enrolled in a media studies degree, said: “We thought Maidstone Leisure Centre has a good swimming pool so we thought let’s just drive up there and try getting in.

“We hid in a room down near the jungle gym. We were in there for at least an hour and a half and we had to talk really quietly because three of them were stood outside the door.

“Your adrenaline starts running when you get there but as soon as you jump in the pool that first time it goes away.

White Oak Leisure Centre
White Oak Leisure Centre

“We saw the staff come in and they said we were trespassing and then rang the police.”

James Reynolds, manager of Maidstone Leisure Centre, said: “This kind of mindless behaviour is utterly irresponsible and shows complete disrespect for our staff who were seeking to safely close the pool. We have provided details of the incident to the police.”

It is not the first time Daniel has caused controversy.

He has already been banned from Gravesham council’s swimming pools after he and a friend larked about in Cascades two years running, bypassed officials at London’s Aquatics Centre before stripping off and diving into the pool at the Diving World Series in May 2015 and stormed the X Factor stage while contestant Honey G was performing last November.

He was locked up for 20 weeks in May 2016 after he helped stage a fake art heist that caused a stampede at the National Portrait Gallery.

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