Actually, the German water jumpers wanted to experience a strong afternoon and evening with two finals. In the end we got a fifth place.
The synchronous duo Timo Barthel and Jaden Eikermann showed a strong final in jumping from the tower, Moritz Wesemann, on the other hand, experienced his final fight from the three-meter board after a positive rapid corona test in isolation in the hotel room.
The duo, who have only recently been training together, pulled off the affair with fifth place at the World Championships in Budapest. “It was a dream for me to be able to do synchronized jumping with Timo. I still have a picture on my cell phone as a background where I’m half the size of Timo.”said Eikerman. “Timo was always a great role model and is still a great role model. Coming to the world series with him is indescribable.” Barthel said, moved: “I’m getting goosebumps now.” Looking at the team’s development opportunities, he said: “Things are looking pretty good on the way to Paris 2024.”
“It was an experiment that you should start here”, said national coach Lutz Buschkow. They had the goal of reaching the finals, which was successful. “They improved in the final battle. They certainly still have some catching up to do in terms of difficulty compared to the world leaders, but they showed what they can do with good nerves of steel.”praised Bushkov.
Bitter rapid test result for Wesemann
The athletes were shocked by Wesemann’s positive corona test. “We hope that nothing else comes up and that Team Germany can continue to show what they’re made of.”Barthel said.
Buschkow described the positive result of a rapid test by Wesemann as bitter. “We had come through the pandemic very well, but we also knew that things could happen at some point. It’s a shame for Moritz, who has jumped to the top of the world via the preliminary and semi-finals, that he couldn’t show it in the final.”said Bushkov. An attempt was made to put some pressure on the evaluation of the PCR test, but that didn’t happen in the short time. “We weren’t that lucky. But Moritz is our best one-meter jumper and if the PCR result is negative, he will definitely start there.”said Bushkov.
According to their own statements, the German team had previously implemented the specifications of the hygiene concept of these world championships.