From 1906 to 1926, the Finnish Swimming Federation did not arrange a dedicated national competition, but spread out the hosting duties of the championship events to multiple clubs.
Diving edit
Men edit
Plain edit
Competed in Turku on 26 July 1908.
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
|
Eino Karjalainen | 111.50 points |
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Einar Flinkenberg | 106.75 points |
|
Arvid Rydman | 100.75 points |
| 4 | Gunnar Ahlblad | 100.50 points |
| 5 | Artur Wetzell | 100.25 points |
Source: [1]
Springboard edit
Competed in Helsinki on 8 August 1908.
| Rank | Name | Placing figure | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
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Oskar Wetzell | 3 | 227.0 points |
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W. Ullström | 6 | 203.0 points |
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Leo Suni | 9 | 161.0 points |
| 4 | S. Olin | 13 | 156.0 points |
| 5 | L. Itkonen | 14 | 142.3 points |
Source: [2]
Women edit
Platform edit
Competed in Tampere on 16 August 1908.
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Valborg Florström | 112.9 |
Source: [3]
Swimming edit
Men edit
100 metre freestyle edit
Competed in Helsinki on 8 (heats) and 9 (final) August 1908.
Heats edit
Three fastest times qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Väinö Vanhala | 1:25.2 NR |
| 2 | K. Ekholm | 1:26.0 |
| 3 | W. Finnberg | 1:26.1 |
| 4 | Jussi Kahma | 1:26.4 |
| 5 | K. Salmi | 1:30.5 |
| 6 | S. Strömberg | 1:31.2 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
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W. Finnberg | 1:27.3 |
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K. Ekholm | 1:27.4 |
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Väinö Vanhala | 1:28.0 |
Source: [4]
1000 metre freestyle edit
Competed in Helsinki on 9 August 1908.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
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Jarl Wasström | 17:57.4 |
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Erkki Ojanen | 18:32.6 |
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Kalle Aaltonen | 19:06.8 |
| 4 | Hugo Jonsson | 19:22.6 |
Source: [4]
200 metre breaststroke edit
Competed in Tampere on 16 August 1908.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
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Kalle Aaltonen | 3:28.2 |
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Erkki Ojanen | 3:32.3 |
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Eino Lehtinen | 3:32.7 |
| 4 | Paul Fritsch | 3:34.2 |
| 5 | Kyösti Järvinen | 3:39.9 |
| 6 | Väinö Siro | 3:43.2 |
| 7 | Arvo Aaltonen | 3:46.1 |
Source: [3]
100 metre life saving edit
Competed in Vaasa on 1 August 1908.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
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Herman Cederberg | 2:16.3 |
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Hugo Jonsson | 2:29.6 |
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S. Strömberg | 2:31.5 |
| 4 | A. Ohls | 3:01.6 |
Source: [5]
4 × 50 metre freestyle relay edit
Competed in Vaasa on 1 August 1908.
| Rank | Club | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Vaasan Uimaseura | Wolter Bremer, Herman Cederberg, Jussi Kahma, John Henriksson | 2:34.6 |
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Helsingfors Simsällskap | K. Salmi, Hugo Jonsson, S. Strömberg, Toivo Aro | 2:41.6 |
Source: [6]
Women edit
100 metre freestyle edit
Competed in Turku on 26 July 1908.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
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Anna Björkman | 1:51.1 |
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Ragnhild Säll | 1:51.8 |
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Maria Henell | 1:57.7 |
| 4 | Magda Westerholm | 2:02.0 |
Source: [7]
Water polo edit
Men edit
Competed in Helsinki on 9 August 1908. Championship was decided by a single match, won by Helsingfors Simsällskap 7–1 (3–1, 4–0).
| Rank | Club | Team |
|---|---|---|
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Helsingfors Simsällskap | Strömberg (6 goals), Jansson (1 goal), ? |
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Helsingfors Idrottsklubben | Jarl Wasström (1 goal), ? |
Source: [8]
Sources edit
- Teräsvirta, Paavo, ed. (1956). Suomen uimaliitto. Finska simförbundet. 1906–1956 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Swimming Federation. pp. 154–159.
References edit
- ^ "Finska mästerskapstäflingarna i simidrott i Åbo". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Helsinki. 27 July 1908. ISSN 0356-0724. Retrieved 28 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Helsingfors Simsällskaps uppvisning och tävlingar". Nya Pressen (in Swedish). Helsinki: Ab Nya Pressen. 10 August 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 26 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ a b "Tampereen Uimaseuran kilpailut". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Tampere. 18 August 1908. p. 3. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 27 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ a b Simmare (July 1908). "Helsingfors Simsällskaps mästerskapstäflingar och uppvisningar 8–9 aug". Finskt idrottsblad (in Swedish). No. 7. Helsinki: Uno Westerholm. pp. 110–111. Retrieved 26 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Simfestligheterna". Wasa-Posten (in Swedish). Vaasa: Ab Wasa-Posten. 2 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Mästerskapstävlingarna i simning i Vasa". Åbo Underrättelser (in Swedish). Turku. 3 August 1908. p. 3. ISSN 0785-398X. Retrieved 27 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uuden uimalaitoksen vihkiminen". Turun Sanomat. Turku. 28 July 1908. p. 2. ISSN 0356-133X. Retrieved 28 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Simfesten och mästerskapstäflingarna". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Helsinki. 10 August 1908. ISSN 0356-0724. Retrieved 28 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.