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A jump takes seconds. Some pictures stay for a lifetime. Here they tell the story of the people, the skill and the summers that shaped Splashdiving.

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An announcer with a microphone and notes on the diving tower, with the team behind him, 2005.
An announcement from the tower · 2005

2005.

50 original images · Arschbombe

The first
national team.

Back then, the name was Arschbombe. These photographs show the first national team: together on the tower, among the pool crowd and precise in the air. Our origins, captured in the summer of 2005.

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60 photographs and one cover image

Four team members in front of the branded Arschbombe Eurotour 2005 vehicle at the outdoor pool.
Arschbombe Eurotour 2005
Two divers in the air together against trees and blue sky, 2005.
Two divers. One moment · 2005
Christian “Elvis” Guth with legs spread wide in the air against trees and blue sky, archive 2005.
Christian “Elvis” Guth: real skill · 2005
National coach Florian Spiske in a red shirt briefing the first Arschbombe national team before their appearance, 2005.
Florian Spiske prepares the national team for their appearance · 2005
Two divers beside the tower, with the large Bombing Bounce Sport Club banner behind them, archive 2005.
Bombing Bounce Sport Club · 2005
Historic Arschbombe chart from 2005 with twelve named positions; an archive document, not current instruction.
The Jump Chart of the time · 2005 · Historical document, not current diving instruction.
Christian “Elvis” Guth in mid-air against blue sky, 2005.
Elvis against blue sky · 2005
A diver in mid-air against blue sky and the Arschbombe banner of the time, 2005.
Above the Arschbombe banner · 2005
Spectators of different ages gathered closely beside the outdoor pool, 2005.
All eyes on the jump · 2005
A diver in a compact tuck above the pool, with the tower and Bombing Bounce Sport Club banner behind him at Bahia in Bocholt, 2005.
A jump in front of the Bombing Bounce banner · Bahia, Bocholt · 2005
A diver photographed from above over white bubbles in the pool at Bahia in Bocholt, 2005.
Above the bubbles · Bahia, Bocholt · 2005
A diver seen from behind just after take-off, between the diving-tower railings at Bahia in Bocholt, 2005.
A view from the diving tower · Bahia, Bocholt · 2005
Two divers in the air together beside the tower against a blue summer sky, 2005.
Two divers. One summer moment · 2005
Brian Dee Müller jumping from the tower, archive 2005.
Brian Dee Müller in the air · 2005
Rear view of the white and red Arschbombe national-team shirt at the outdoor pool, 2005.
The national-team shirt of the time · 2005
Two divers from the first Arschbombe national team against a blue sky, 2005.
Synchronised in the air · 2005
Christian “Elvis” Guth among spectators at the outdoor pool, archive 2005.
Elvis among the pool crowd · 2005
A diver tucked into a cannonball just above the water, Arschbombe archive 2005.
The classic cannonball · 2005
A high splash in front of the pool crowd, Thorsten Braun archive 2005.
Thorsten Braun: the splash · 2005
Christian “Elvis” Guth and Alexander Guth together at the diving tower, archive 2005.
Elvis & Alexander Guth · 2005
Thorsten Braun in a cannonball position close above the water, 2005.
Brauni in action · 2005
A diver with arms and legs extended beside the diving tower, archive 2005.
A cat moment by the tower · 2005
David Rödelstürtz with arms and legs spread during a jump, 2005.
David Rödelstürtz · Cat · 2005
Christian “Elvis” Guth tucked in mid-air, archive 2005.
Elvis: take-off · 2005
Alexander Guth performing a freestyle move against blue sky, archive 2005.
Alexander Guth · Freestyle · 2005
Two team members jumping together by the pool in front of spectators, 2005.
Together at the poolside · 2005
The first Arschbombe national team together on the diving-tower platform, 2005.
The team on the tower · 2005
A diver seen from above over the blue pool, archive 2005.
Above blue water · 2005
Christian “Elvis” Guth in the air with legs extended, archive 2005.
Elvis · Open Board · 2005
Sir Omme with legs open during a jump beside the tower, 2005.
Sir Omme · Open Cannonball · 2005
Thorsten Braun smiling from the diving tower, archive 2005.
Thorsten Braun on the tower · 2005
Two divers seen from above just before entering the water, archive 2005.
Together towards splashdown · 2005
Several members of the first Arschbombe national team jumping into the outdoor pool together, 2005.
The team. The pool. The summer · 2005
Thorsten Braun with arms spread just above the water during a splash, Eurotour 2005.
Thorsten Braun · Eurotour 2005
A team member surfacing in a burst of water, outdoor pool 2005.
In the splash · 2005
Three members of the first Arschbombe national team together by the pool, 2005.
Away from take-off · 2005
Brian Dee Müller in the air beside the diving tower and an Arschbombe Eurotour 2005 banner. Historical image, not jump instruction.
Brian Dee Müller performing “Assume the Position” · 2005 · Excluded from the official Jump Chart because of the risk. Do not imitate.
A person's legs and trainers at the diving tower, photographed from below against blue sky, 2005.
A detail at the diving tower · 2005
Members of the first Arschbombe national team in matching shorts at the diving-tower railing, 2005.
The team at the tower · 2005
A large poolside crowd watching the Arschbombe appearance at a sunny outdoor pool, 2005.
The pool becomes a grandstand · 2005
A diver close above the water in front of the Arschbombe Eurotour 2005 banner.
Before the splashdown · 2005
Three judges holding red scorecards among the outdoor-pool crowd, 2005.
The scores come from the poolside · 2005
Another view of the judges with scorecards and the spectators by the water, 2005.
Judges, spectators, outdoor pool · 2005
A man with his arms raised by the water in front of a packed outdoor-pool crowd, 2005.
The moment afterwards · 2005
Close-up of a back with a black tattoo between the shoulder blades, 2005.
A personal detail · 2005
Portrait-format detail of trainers and legs at the edge of the diving tower against blue sky, 2005.
A view from below the tower · 2005
Five team members together on the diving-tower platform above the sunny outdoor pool, 2005.
Together on the tower · 2005
Two divers on the platform beneath the Arschbombe Eurotour 2005 sign against a blue sky.
Ready for a shared jump · Eurotour 2005
A diver with bent legs in the air beside the Arschbombe Eurotour 2005 sign.
The position takes shape in the air · 2005
A diver with raised arms and tucked legs in front of the tower, archive 2005.
Body control in free flight · 2005
A diver with arms spread and bent legs against the blue sky and Eurotour sign, 2005.
A deliberate moment · 2005
A diver with bent legs and open arms beside the tower against a blue sky, 2005.
Before the splashdown · 2005
An athlete wearing a black wig jumps from the tower beside the Arschbombe Eurotour 2005 banner. Dillingen, Euro Tour 2005.
A jump beside the Euro Tour banner · Dillingen · Euro Tour 2005
A smiling athlete wearing a black wig at the poolside. Dillingen, Euro Tour 2005.
A wig and a poolside smile · Dillingen · Euro Tour 2005
An athlete wearing a black wig stands in shallow water beside the pool. Dillingen, Euro Tour 2005.
A moment between jumps · Dillingen · Euro Tour 2005
An athlete wearing a black wig walks beside the outdoor pool. Dillingen, Euro Tour 2005.
Back beside the pool · Dillingen · Euro Tour 2005
Jan Hempel smiles in a striped polo shirt while seated on a terrace. Dillingen, Euro Tour 2005.
Jan Hempel on tour · Dillingen · Euro Tour 2005
Oliver Hillebrecht, then known as Schill, wearing glasses and a blue lanyard. Dillingen, Euro Tour 2005.
Oliver Hillebrecht, then known as Schill · Dillingen · Euro Tour 2005
Two men in a close-up photograph during the Euro Tour. Dillingen, Euro Tour 2005.
People along the tour · Dillingen · Euro Tour 2005
An athlete airborne above the outdoor pool, with the diving tower and a Bombing Bounce banner behind. Dillingen, Euro Tour 2005.
Above the outdoor pool · Dillingen · Euro Tour 2005

Original photographs from 2005 in the SPLASHDIVING International archive. Historical diving scenes are not instructions. Train only with qualified guidance and under approved conditions.

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