Dartford's Damian Sharman secured a silver medal in the European water ski championships in Surrey at the weekend.

Sharman is ranked second in Europe and fourth in the world in the jump discipline of the sport and formed part of the GB team in the competition at Thorpe.

More than 150 of the best water skiers in Europe, from 30 countries, battled for team and individual glory in the disciplines of slalom, trick and jump skiing.

Sharman jumped 65m exactly in the preliminary round, the furthest of the 28 competitors.

He improved to 66.2m in the final but missed out when fellow-Brit Jason Seels launched a jump of 68.1m.

Sharman’s 962 points also helped Great Britain to a third place finish in the 20-strong team competition behind Belarus and winners France.