1910 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 Tampere on 30–31 July 1910.

Rank	Name	Placing figure	Score
	Toivo Aro	3	117.0 points
	Elis Sivén	6	110.2 points
	Albert Nyman	10	106.6 points
4	W. Nikula	12	106.5 points
5	Leo Suni	12	105.5 points

Source: [1]

Platform

Competed in Helsinki on 13 July 1910.

Rank	Name	Placing figure	Score
	Toivo Aro	3	257.65 points
	Oskar Wetzell	6	238.40 points
	Leo Suni	9	142.33 points

Source: [2]

Springboard

Albert Nyman, Finnish champion of springboard diving

Competed in Helsinki on 13–14 August 1910.

Rank	Name	Placing figure	Score
	Albert Nyman	3	211.30 points
	Elis Johansson	7	202.80 points
	Oskar Wetzell	8	200.10 points
4	Leo Suni	12	161.90 points
5	F. Wester	15	152.95 points

Source: [2]

Women

Platform

Competed in Helsinki on 13–14 August 1910.

Rank	Name	Placing figure	Score
	Valborg Florström	3	106.50 points
	Ester Laamanen	6	101.75 points
	Anna Järvinen	10	93.50 points
4	Anna Björkman	12	91.45 points

Source: [2]

Swimming

Men

100 metre freestyle

Competed in Helsinki on 13 August 1910.

Rank	Name	Time
	Artturi Helenius	1:13.4 NR
	Jussi Kahma	1:16.5
	Jarl Bjelke	1:19.2
4	Yrjö Seuderling	1:20.0
5	Wolter Bremer	1:24.6
6	Martti Salokannel	1:25.0
7	A. Tschernichin	1:25.4
8	E. Salmi	1:27.6
9	William Ekström	1:30.2

Source: [3]

1000 metre freestyle

Competed in Vaasa on 23–24 July 1910.

Rank	Name	Time
	Jarl Wasström	18:17.1
	Arvo Aaltonen	18:29.9
	Kyösti Järvinen	18:57.4
4	Yrjö Seuderling	19:29.6

Source: [4]

200 metre breaststroke

Competed in Pori on 7 August 1910.

Rank	Name	Time
	Lennart Lindroos	3:08.9
	Kyösti Järvinen	3:09.2
	Arvo Aaltonen	3:12.0
4	Lauri Aaltonen	3:39.1

Source: [5]

100 metre life saving

Competed in Pori on 7 August 1910.

Rank	Name	Time
	Jussi Kahma	2:09.5
	Erkki Ojanen	2:12.0
	Lennart Lindroos	2:16.5
4	Elis Johansson	2:19.7
5	Arvo Aaltonen	2:39.0

Source: [6]

4 × 50 metre freestyle relay

Competed in Helsinki on 14 August 1910.

Rank	Club	Team	Time
	Vaasan Uimaseura	Wolter Bremer, W. Bjelke, Jussi Kahma, Artturi Helenius	2:13.4
	Turun Urheilunystävät	Bruno Lindberg, B. Lilius, Arvid Rydman, Yrjö Seuderling	2:27.4
	Helsingfors Simsällskap	Toivo Einiö, K. Salmi, Väinö Warelius, William Ekström	2:31.0

Source: [7]

Women

100 metre freestyle

Competed in Tampere on 31 July 1910.

Rank	Name	Time
	Regina Kari	1:48.8 NR
	Anna Björkman	1:52.4
	Helmi Laaksonen	1:53.8
4	Toini Nurmi	1:53.9
5	Lilli Blomster	1:54.7
6	Hulda Helenius	1:54.7

Source: [8]

Water polo

Men

Championship-winning water polo team of Helsingfors Simsällskap in 1910 with two reserve players

Competed in Vaasa on 23–24 July 1910.

Rank	Club	Team
	Helsingfors Simsällskap	Hugo Jonsson (C), Gunnar Ahlblad, Eino Haavisto, Eino Karjalainen, Lennart Lindfors, Väinö Varelius, Jarl Wasström[9]
	Vaasan Uimaseura	Jussi Kahma (C), Artturi Helenius, D. Snellman, E. Källroos, A. Backman, E. Cawonius, Wolter Bremer, W. Asplund

The championship was settled by one match, won by Helsingfors Simsällskap 4–1.

Source: [10]

Sources

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

References

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2. "Ur Helsingfors Simsällskaps verksamhet". Finskt idrottsblad (in Swedish). No. 17. Helsinki. 15 September 1910. p. 197. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
3. "Simfesten och mästerskapstäflingarna". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Helsinki. 14 August 1910. p. 8. ISSN 0356-0724. Retrieved 18 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
4. "De av Vasa Simsällskap". Österbottens Folkblad (in Finnish). Vaasa: Tidnings Ab Folkbladet. 29 July 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
5. "Mästerskapstäflingarna". Björneborgs Tidning (in Swedish). Pori. 9 August 1910. p. 2. ISSN 1457-4292. Retrieved 20 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
6. "Uimakilpailut". Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). Pori: Osuuskunta Kehitys. 9 August 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
7. "Suuren uimajuhlan". Suomalainen Kansa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kansan Sanomalehti- ja Kirjapaino Oy. 15 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
8. "Suomen uimamestaruuskilpailut ja uintinäytös". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Tampere. 2 August 1910. p. 3. ISSN 0355-6913. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
9. Mikkola, Rolf (2022). Bra kunder. Helsingfors simsällskap. Vattenpolo. Vesipallo. 1887–2021 (in Swedish and Finnish). Helsingfors: Helsingfors Simsällskaps Garantiförening rf. p. 14. ISBN 9789529457892.
10. "Uimapäivät Vaasassa". Vaasa (in Finnish). Vaasa. 26 July 1910. p. 2. ISSN 0789-0745. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.