1909 Finnish championships in aquatics

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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

Men

Plain

Competed in Vaasa on 24 July 1909.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jarl Bjelke 3 106.75 points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Toivo Aro 7 102.25 points
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oskar Wetzell 8 97.00 points

Source: [1]

Platform

Competed in Vaasa on 25 July 1909.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oskar Wetzell 3 71.38 points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Toivo Aro 6 62.35 points

Source: [1]

Springboard

Competed in Vaasa on 25 July 1909.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oskar Wetzell 3 70.50 points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) A. Backman 7 56.85 points
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) F. Wester 8 56.60 points

Source: [1]

Women

Platform

Competed in Turku on 1 August 1909.

Rank Name Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valborg Florström 104 points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anna Björkman 103 points

Source: [2][3]

Swimming

Men

100 metre freestyle

Competed in Vaasa on 24 July 1909.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Artturi Helenius 1:19.6 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wolter Bremer 1:24.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jussi Kahma 1:24.6
4 E. Johansson 1:29.1

Source: [4]

1000 metre freestyle

Competed in Vaasa on 24 July 1909.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jarl Wasström 19:09.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) J. Hietala 21:08.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) A. Ohls 21:32.2
4 J. Svenn 24:32.2

Source: [2]

200 metre breaststroke

Competed in Tampere on 22 August 1909.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arvo Aaltonen 3:08.0
Kyösti Järvinen
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Competed in Tampere on 22 August 1909.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Elis Johansson 2:14.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) K. Siro 2:17.1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jarl Wasström 2:32.9

Source: [5]

4 × 50 metre freestyle relay

Competed in Tampere on 22 August 1909.

Rank Club Team Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vaasan Uimaseura Wolter Bremer, W. Bjelke, Jussi Kahma, Artturi Helenius 2:17.0 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tampereen Uimaseura Väinö Siro, Elis Sivén, Laaksonen, Kalle Aaltonen 2:53.7

Source: [5]

Women

100 metre freestyle

Competed in Turku on 1 August 1909.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna Björkman 1:46.4 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Regina Kari 1:49.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Toini Nurmi 1:54.7
4 Olga Haapanen 1:56.0
5 Hulda Helenius 1:59.0

Source: [3]

Water polo

Men

Competed in Turku on 1 August 1909.

Rank Club Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Helsingfors Simsällskap ?
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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

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

References

  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.
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