2005 · Heilbronn. Ein Schweizer ganz oben.
2006 · München. Die Idee bekommt eine Bühne.
Historical retrospective · 2005
Heilbronn. A Swiss athlete takes the title.
Simon Gfeller wins the 2005 cannonball world championship. Behind the result is a bigger change: the early German team is now part of an international competition. Zeitgenössischer Ergebnisbericht · funsporting · WM 2005 ↗
An idea finds its competition.
Heilbronn, at the Neckarshalde outdoor pool. The contemporary funsporting report describes more than 63 athletes gathering for the 2005 world championship. Teams from Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands meet the German national team. The report links the formation of further teams to that summer's Euro Tour. This is no longer only a German story. Zeitgenössischer Ergebnisbericht · funsporting · WM 2005 ↗
Simon Gfeller comes out on top.
The report gives Swiss athlete Simon Gfeller 473.9 points, ahead of Ron Knaub and David Rödelstürtz. Rödelstürtz is listed third with 387.15 points. In the women's competition, the source places Natascha Fuchs ahead of Antje Stelzer. These names belong in the sport's memory, not simply as a ranking but as people who gave its early international development a face. Zeitgenössischer Ergebnisbericht · funsporting · WM 2005 ↗
More than a noisy summer.
The report preserves more than a result. It describes a competition in which places in the final must first be earned through qualification, while the field grows across borders. Between national teams, a Euro Tour and a world championship, a structure becomes visible. A poolside idea now has rivals, training pathways and an international stage. Zeitgenössischer Ergebnisbericht · funsporting · WM 2005 ↗
