1912 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[]
Men[]
Plain[]
Competed in Helsinki on 21 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Placing figure | Score |
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Toivo Aro | 4 | 154.90 points |
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9 | 143.45 points | |
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11 | 137.00 points | |
4 | Leo Suni | ? | |
5 | K. Nikula | ? | |
6 | Oskar Wetzell | ? | |
7 | ? |
Source: [1]
Platform[]
Competed in Turku on 11 August 1912.
Rank | Name | Placing figure | Score |
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Toivo Aro | 3 | 203.40 points |
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Leo Suni | 7 | 192.43 points |
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Oskar Wetzell | 8 | 191.38 points |
Source: [2]
Springboard[]
Competed in Helsinki on 21 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Placing figure | Score |
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Oskar Wetzell | 4 | 325.45 points |
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Albert Nyman | 8 | 313.62 points |
Source: [1]
Women[]
Platform[]
Competed in Turku on 11 August 1912.
Rank | Name | Placing figure | Score |
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3 | 98.25 points | |
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Anna Järvinen | 7 | 84.50 points |
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8 | 82.25 points |
Source: [2]
Swimming[]
Men[]
100 metre freestyle[]
Competed in Helsinki on 20 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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1:11.5 NR | |
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1:18.8 | |
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1:19.3 | |
4 | K. Salmi | 1:26.9 |
5 | W. Petroff | 1:27.0 |
6 | M. Koroleff | 1:29.0 |
Source: [3]
500 metre freestyle[]
Competed in Vaasa on 27 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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8:26.6 | |
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G. Hanstén | 8:43.6 |
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V. Petroff | 8:57.8 |
Source: [4]
1000 metre freestyle[]
Competed in Helsinki on 21 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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18:49.6 | |
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Arvo Aaltonen | 19:09.2 |
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V. Petroff | 19:11.3 |
Source: [1]
100 metre backstroke[]
Competed in Helsinki on 19 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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Lennart Lindroos | 1:36.3 NR |
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J. Wiklund | 1:37.9 |
Source: [5]
100 metre breaststroke[]
Competed in Vaasa on 27 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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Arvo Aaltonen | 1:23.1 NR |
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Lennart Lindroos | 1:24.7 |
Source: [4]
200 metre breaststroke[]
Competed in Helsinki on 20 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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Arvo Aaltonen | 3:00.0 |
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Lennart Lindroos | 3:11.0 |
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Vilhelm Lindgrén | 3:13.1 |
4 | H. Wasenius | 3:17.5 |
Source: [3]
Aaltonen's result broke the world record. It could not be ratified, because the track was inspected to be two centimetres too short.[6]
400 metre breaststroke[]
Competed in Vaasa on 28 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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Arvo Aaltonen | 6:33.4 NR |
Source: [7]
100 metre life saving[]
Competed in Vaasa on 28 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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Herman Cederberg | 1:52.7 NR |
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2:00.3 |
Source: [4]
4 × 50 metre freestyle relay[]
Competed in Turku on 10 August 1912.
Rank | Club | Team | Time |
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, , , | 2:12.9 | |
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M. Koroleff, H. Wasenius, H. Bergström, I. Sjöström | 2:20.4 | |
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Väinö Hannula, R. Lönnqvist, , | 2:25.0 |
Source: [8]
Women[]
50 metre freestyle[]
Competed in Turku on 11 August 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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38.4 NR | |
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Anna Järvinen | 42.4 |
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44.1 | |
4 | 45.9 | |
5 | 47.3 | |
6 | 48.3 |
Source: [2]
100 metre freestyle[]
Competed in Vaasa on 28 July 1912.
Rank | Name | Time |
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Anna Järvinen | 1:39.3 NR |
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1:39.5 | |
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Tyyne Järvi | 1:41.9 |
Source: [4]
Water polo[]
Men[]
Competed in Helsinki on 20 July 1912.
Rank | Club | Team |
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? | |
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? |
The championship was settled by one match, won by Helsingfors Simsällskap 6–0 (2–0, 4–0).[9]
Sources[]
- Teräsvirta, Paavo, ed. (1956). Suomen uimaliitto. Finska simförbundet. 1906–1956 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Swimming Federation. pp. 154–159.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Simtäflingarna i går". Dagens Tidning (in Swedish). Helsinki: Dagens Tidnings Förlags. 22 July 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 24 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ a b c "Simfesten". Åbo Underrättelser (in Swedish). Turku. 12 August 1912. p. 2. ISSN 0785-398X. Retrieved 25 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ a b "Helsingin Uimaseuran 25-wuotisjuhla". Uusi Suometar (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uuden Suomettaren Oy. 21 July 1912. p. 4. ISSN 1457-4721. Retrieved 24 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ a b c d "Vasa simsällskaps jubileumstäflingar". Vasabladet (in Swedish). Vaasa. 30 July 1912. p. 2. ISSN 0356-1844. Retrieved 24 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Helsingin Uimaseuran 25 wuotisjuhla ja kansainwäliset uimakilpailut". Kaleva (in Finnish). Oulu. 22 July 1912. p. 3. ISSN 0356-1356. Retrieved 24 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ Mustonen, Pertti (2006). Sata altaassa. Suomen uimaliitto (in Finnish). Helsinki: Edita. pp. 41–42. ISBN 951-37-4490-6.
- ^ "Urheilun alalta". Rauman Lehti (in Finnish). Rauma: Osuuskunta Rauman Lehti. 1 August 1912. p. 3. ISSN 1458-2643. Retrieved 25 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Eiliset uimajuhlat". Uusi Aura (in Finnish). Turku: Uuden Auran Oy. 11 August 1912. p. 5. ISSN 1458-0543. Retrieved 25 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Simtäflingarna i går". Dagens Tidning (in Swedish). Helsinki: Dagens Tidnings Förlags. 21 July 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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