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

Plain

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

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

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]

Platform

Competed in Turku on 1 August 1909.

Rank Name Score
Valborg Florström 104 points
Anna Björkman 103 points

Source: [2][3]

Swimming

100 metre freestyle

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

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

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

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

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]

100 metre freestyle

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

Men

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

References
  1. "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. Aro, Toivo (August 1909). "Uintimestaruuskilpailut Vaasassa heinäk. 24–25 p:nä 1909". Suomen urheilulehti (in Finnish) (15). Helsinki. pp. 514–516. ISSN 0355-6085. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  3. "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. "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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