2006 · Dillingen: ein neuer Name für den Splash
2008 · Freiburg: neun Plätze im Nationalteam
Historical retrospective · 2006
A new name.
An international idea.
The Dillingen championship marks the move from the German word “Arschbombe” to the international name Splashdiving. STERN · 14.08.2006 ↗
A meeting point in Dillingen.
Contemporary reporting describes around 75 competitors from Germany, Austria and Switzerland gathering at Dillingen’s outdoor pool in Saarland. Competition took place from the ten-metre platform, as the format looked beyond its German-speaking beginnings. STERN · 14.08.2006 ↗
Christian “Elvis” Guth takes the title.
The report names Christian “Elvis” Guth as the 2006 world champion and also describes him as national coach. Switzerland’s Simon Gfeller is identified as the previous year’s champion. These are documented names from the early championship years, not a substitute for a complete results sheet. STERN · 14.08.2006 ↗
Why Splashdiving?
The competition was renamed “Splashdiving Worldchampionship” in 2006. The report explains that an internationally understandable name was part of the idea. The early Arschbombe championship and the championship under its later name are therefore different historical milestones. STERN · 14.08.2006 ↗
