2007 · Hamburg. Drei Sekunden und die ganze Welt.
2008 · Freiburg: neun Plätze im Nationalteam
Historical retrospective · 2007
Hamburg. Three seconds and a whole world.
A 2007 taz report visits Hamburg's Kaifu outdoor pool: international teams, spectators by the water and a world champion named Christian “Elvis” Guth. Reportage · taz · 30.07.2007 ↗
The pool becomes a stage.
The scene gathers at the Kaifu outdoor pool in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel for the 2007 world championship. taz reports 78 registered men from seven countries and three women. The figure for the men remains a registration count, not a retrospectively verified total of athletes who started. The report describes an international gathering with faces, a venue and spectators by the water. Reportage · taz · 30.07.2007 ↗
Elvis takes the title.
The report identifies Christian “Elvis” Guth from Bayreuth as the returning world champion and describes his recipe as training and body tension. It does not supply a complete ranking, a verified runner-up or a winning synchronised pair. We do not fill those gaps with assumptions. Reportage · taz · 30.07.2007 ↗
Between courage and skill.
The report describes somersaults, twists and the physical demands of landing. That contrast is part of the story: an apparently outrageous summer jump has technique and experience behind it. The historical article is not an instruction manual. Starting today means suitable facilities, qualified guidance and no pressure to attempt a jump. Reportage · taz · 30.07.2007 ↗
