Cheltenham's Eddie the Eagle swims with sharks in Dorset

ITV Splash champion Eddie the Eagle faced a challengeevery bit as daunting as an Olympic ski jump or 10 metre diving board thisweekend.

Eddie, who's form Cheltenham, was atthe Weymouth Sea Life Park to open a bird of prey show but took the opportunityto fulfill a long-held ambition when he dived in a tank full of tropical sharks.

Eddie confessed afterwards that swimming with metre-long-plus black-tipped, zebra and nurse sharks was every bit as daunting as standing on the 10 metre board for his crown-clinching two-and-a-half somersault in ITV’s celebrity diving challenge.