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SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS · INDEX 50

The splash fades.
The names stay.

There are moments when an entire pool watches one person. Years later, a name is enough to bring that moment back. This is their place.

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Oliver Hillebrecht performing a high dive — Oliver Hillebrecht · Original archive

THE HONOUR REGISTER · 13 PEOPLE

Not forgotten. Honoured.

Splashdiving Legends are the people behind the sport: early companions, athletes and personalities who shaped its history. Oliver Hillebrecht honours them with a personal, permanently assigned register number.

0000 marks the origin. Entries 0001 to 0012 belong to the first Arschbomben national team of 2004. The numbers are not a sporting ranking or a membership that can be purchased.

Choose a name in the register to open that person’s profile, with available original photographs, biographical details and documented traces.

Personal recognition. Documented history.

The founder’s recognition remains distinct from documented competition results. Where no original portrait has been reliably identified, no substitute face is invented.

SD/L·0000Oliver Hillebrecht SD/L·0001Michael Schmidt SD/L·0002Christian „Elvis“ Guth SD/L·0003Florian Spieske SD/L·0004Patrick Baumann SD/L·0005Sir Omme SD/L·0006Max Seuß SD/L·0007Ron Knaub SD/L·0008Thorsten Braun SD/L·0009Brain De Müller SD/L·0010Michael Kopziak SD/L·0011Martin Bernet SD/L·0012Thomas Seis

13 PEOPLE. NO TEMPLATE.

Not just up on the tower.
Right in the story.

Major titles. Early companions. Individual styles. Open a story, follow the documented traces and ask the question you have always wanted to ask.

Name or register numberChoose a chapter

13 / 13 stories

SD/L·0000

Oliver Hillebrecht

Origin · Format & idea

Everything starts with an idea.

Number 0000 represents the origin of the format. The founder’s story follows the early competitions and the development of Splashdiving. Read the founder’s story

Oliver Hillebrecht’s own sporting background is in springboard and platform diving. He became Bavarian and Southern German champion; his international results include seventh place at the European Championship in Ponte Brolla and second place at the High Diving Cup in the Czech Republic.

He is a coach in springboard and platform diving, trampoline and high diving, and national coach for Splashdiving. His experience as a diver and coach is part of the founder’s personal background and the development of the format.

Sporting background · profile information

Biographical information and image identification supplied by Oliver Hillebrecht. Original photograph DSC01071_2 from the supplied archive. No competition years or additional result details have been added.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0001A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0001

Michael Schmidt

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

Not every story fits a results sheet.

Michael Schmidt was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

A personal tribute by Oliver Hillebrecht to a person who belongs to the story of Splashdiving. This honour recognises belonging and influence; it does not claim an unverified championship title.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SD/L·0002

Christian „Elvis“ Guth

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

Elvis. A name from the first chapters.

Christian „Elvis“ Guth was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

A name from the early World Championship years. A contemporary report from Dillingen names Christian “Elvis” Guth as the 2006 World Champion and also describes him as national coach. STERN / dpa · 14 Aug 2006 ↗

DER SPIEGEL also identifies Christian Guth as the 2004 champion. DER SPIEGEL · 16.08.2004 ↗

Also found in the archive as: Elvis.

Sources & archive notes

2006 World Championship title documented. Other titles are being checked individually.

No clearly attributable original portrait is available yet. We won’t use someone else’s face as a substitute.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0003A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0003

Florian Spieske

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Florian Spieske was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0004A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0004

Patrick Baumann

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

A name on the team. Part of the early scene.

Patrick Baumann was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Patrick is included in the published selection for the German national team in 2008. The text names Bayreuth as his home at the time. A specific record of his place in the scene during this period. Archived press release · 18 Mar 2008 ↗

Sources & archive notes

National team selection in 2008 documented. This does not imply a World Championship title.

No clearly attributable original portrait is available yet. We won’t use someone else’s face as a substitute.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SD/L·0005

Sir Omme

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Sir Omme was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0006A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0006

Max Seuß

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Max Seuß was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0007A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0007

Ron Knaub

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Ron Knaub was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0008A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0008

Thorsten Braun

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Thorsten Braun was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0009A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0009

Brain De Müller

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Brain De Müller was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0010A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0010

Michael Kopziak

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Michael Kopziak was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0011A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0011

Martin Bernet

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Martin Bernet was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

SPLASHDIVING LEGENDS0012A NAME. A STORY.

SD/L·0012

Thomas Seis

First Arschbomben national team · 2004

The first team. Part of the beginning.

Thomas Seis was a member of the first Arschbomben national team in 2004.

Team 2004 · founder’s information

Team membership in 2004 and the register order were confirmed by Oliver Hillebrecht.

No invented faces: where no clearly assigned original portrait is available, a numbered register card is used deliberately. Never a generated stand-in.

Documented results do not rank the register. The founder’s personal dedications will be added separately.

REAL IMAGES. REAL TRACES.

The water settled long ago.
The image never did.

Images from the original Splashdiving archive. Not a reconstructed myth, but material that survived. Follow the pictures back to the people behind them.

Archive assignments are checked editorially. A year in the archive is not automatically a confirmed event date. Contributions are not published automatically.

THE STORY CONTINUES.

Your question.
To our editorial team.

What stays with you after a championship weekend? How do you find your own style? Which encounter mattered more than any medal? This is a place for the questions behind the results sheets.

How it works: your message goes to the Splashdiving editorial team first. We review it and check whether contact is possible. Your contact details are forwarded only with your optional permission. This is not a live chat with the legend, and a personal reply cannot be promised.

No other people’s private details, health information or children’s data. Do not request jumping instructions for risky situations. Memories and profile corrections are reviewed, never published automatically.

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PERSONAL RECOGNITION

A name. A story.
A personal distinction.

A Legends certificate is a personal expression of recognition by Oliver Hillebrecht. It is issued individually and belongs to the corresponding register entry. It cannot be purchased or acquired by printing a public template.

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The splash fades.
The names stay.

Not forgotten. Honoured.

Personal recognition. Documented history.