A dad-of-one was filmed swimming around swirling waters on a nearby football pitch in West Yorkshire after being dared to by his mates.

Malcolm Halford, 23, donned his swimming trunks and waded into four-foot-deep floodwater on a local playing field. Mobile phone footage shows him scaling a fence post before diving into the waters headfirst on February 26.

This is the hilarious moment a fun-loving flood victim made the most of swirling waters near his home by going for a quick swim - on a nearby FOOTBALL PITCH.

Malcolm Halford, 23, donned his swimming trunks and waded into four-foot-deep floodwater on a local playing field. Mobile phone footage shows him scaling a fence post before diving into the waters head first.