https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Summer went out with a bang - and a splash - in southwest Germany, where the finals of the "arse bombing“ world championship 2015 were held on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150831/worlds-new-arse-bombing-champion Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:55:50 +0200 worlds-new-arse-bombing-champion Germany claimed a historic gold dive medal at the world aquatic championships, taking its first synchronized diving gold at a global championships and their first world diving title since 1973, in Barcelona on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130722/50971 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:25:00 +0200 50971 A German student has broken the record for the most consecutive high dives. Jumping over 700 times from a diving board in 24 hours, doctors forced him to stop. https://www.thelocal.de/20130610/50201 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:11:00 +0200 50201 Monday was a tough day for Germany's athletes at the Olympics in London, after one pole vaulter threw a public tantrum and a diver waved goodbye to the semi-finals after back-flopping into the pool. https://www.thelocal.de/20120807/44215 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:36:00 +0200 44215 The bodies of two Dutch divers were recovered from the popular dive site of Hemmoor lake near Cuxhaven on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20111003/37959 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:41:00 +0200 37959