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

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Plain

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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

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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

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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

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Platform

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Competed in Turku on 1 August 1909.

Rank Name Score
  Valborg Florström 104 points
  Anna Björkman 103 points

Source: [2][3]

Swimming

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100 metre freestyle

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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100 metre freestyle

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.