1909 Finnish championships in aquatics

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 Vaasa on 24 July 1909.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
  Jarl Bjelke 3 106.75 points
  Toivo Aro 7 102.25 points
  Oskar Wetzell 8 97.00 points

Source: [1]

Platform edit

Competed in Vaasa on 25 July 1909.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
  Oskar Wetzell 3 71.38 points
  Toivo Aro 6 62.35 points

Source: [1]

Springboard edit

Competed in Vaasa on 25 July 1909.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
  Oskar Wetzell 3 70.50 points
  A. Backman 7 56.85 points
  F. Wester 8 56.60 points

Source: [1]

Women edit

Platform edit

Competed in Turku on 1 August 1909.

Rank Name Score
  Valborg Florström 104 points
  Anna Björkman 103 points

Source: [2][3]

Swimming edit

Men edit

100 metre freestyle edit

Competed in Vaasa on 24 July 1909.

Rank Name Time
  Artturi Helenius 1:19.6 NR
  Wolter Bremer 1:24.2
  Jussi Kahma 1:24.6
4 E. Johansson 1:29.1

Source: [4]

1000 metre freestyle edit

Competed in Vaasa on 24 July 1909.

Rank Name Time
  Jarl Wasström 19:09.3
  J. Hietala 21:08.0
  A. Ohls 21:32.2
4 J. Svenn 24:32.2

Source: [2]

200 metre breaststroke edit

Competed in Tampere on 22 August 1909.

Rank Name Time
  Arvo Aaltonen 3:08.0
Kyösti Järvinen
  Herman Cederberg 3:10.5

Source: [5]

According to official rules, the competition should have been swam off instead of splitting the championship.[6]

100 metre life saving edit

Competed in Tampere on 22 August 1909.

Rank Name Time
  Elis Johansson 2:14.2
  K. Siro 2:17.1
  Jarl Wasström 2:32.9

Source: [5]

4 × 50 metre freestyle relay edit

Competed in Tampere on 22 August 1909.

Rank Club Team Time
  Vaasan Uimaseura Wolter Bremer, W. Bjelke, Jussi Kahma, Artturi Helenius 2:17.0 NR
  Tampereen Uimaseura Väinö Siro, Elis Sivén, Laaksonen, Kalle Aaltonen 2:53.7

Source: [5]

Women edit

100 metre freestyle edit

Competed in Turku on 1 August 1909.

Rank Name Time
  Anna Björkman 1:46.4 NR
  Regina Kari 1:49.7
  Toini Nurmi 1:54.7
4 Olga Haapanen 1:56.0
5 Hulda Helenius 1:59.0

Source: [3]

Water polo edit

Men edit

Competed in Turku on 1 August 1909.

Rank Club Team
  Helsingfors Simsällskap ?
  Turun Urheilun Ystävät A. Ek, Yrjö Seuderling, ?

Championship was decided by a single match, won by Helsingfors Simsällskap 6–0 (1–0, 5–0).

Source: [2]

Sources edit

  • Teräsvirta, Paavo, ed. (1956). Suomen uimaliitto. Finska simförbundet. 1906–1956 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Swimming Federation. pp. 154–159.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Simmästerskapstäflingarna i Vasa den 24–25 juli". Finskt idrottsblad (in Swedish). Helsinki: Uno Westerholm. 15 August 1909. pp. 174–175. Retrieved 3 September 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  2. ^ a b c Aro, Toivo (August 1909). "Uintimestaruuskilpailut Vaasassa heinäk. 24–25 p:nä 1909". Suomen urheilulehti (in Finnish). No. 15. Helsinki. pp. 514–516. ISSN 0355-6085. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  3. ^ a b "Suomen mestaruuskilpailut uinn ssa". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Turku. 3 August 1909. p. 2. ISSN 0356-133X. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  4. ^ "Waasan uimaseuran Mestaruuskilpailut". Pohjan Poika (in Finnish). Vaasa: Ossian Ansas. 26 July 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  5. ^ a b c "Simmästerskapstäflingarna i Tammerfors den 22 augusti". Finskt idrottsblad (in Swedish). Helsinki: Uno Westerholm. 1 September 1909. pp. 203–204. Retrieved 3 September 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  6. ^ Teräsvirta, Paavo, ed. (1956). Suomen uimaliitto. Finska simförbundet. 1906–1956 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Swimming Federation. p. 24.