1911 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 13 August 1911.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Toivo Aro 3 117.05 points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kalle Kainuvaara 7 109.60 points
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gunnar Ahlblad 8 106.75 points
4 Elis Sivén 13 103.25 points
5 Eino Karjalainen 15 103.50 points
6 Artur Wetzell 16 102.00 points
7 Tauno Ilmoniemi 20 99.45 points
8 Oskar Wetzell 23 99.50 points

Source: [1]

Platform

Competed in Tampere on 13 August 1911.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oskar Wetzell 5 232.10 points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Toivo Aro 6 230.65 points
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kalle Kainuvaara 7 225.80 points

Source: [2][1]

Springboard

Competed in Helsinki on 6 August 1911.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Albert Nyman 3 220.60 points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oskar Wetzell 6 210.70 points
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leo Suni 9 197.90 points
4 Toivo Einiö 12 169.43 points

Source: [3]

Women

Platform

Competed in Vaasa on 29 July 1911.

Rank Name Placing figure Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valborg Florström 3 105.75 points
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ester Laamanen 7 98.50 points
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Senni Aaltonen 8 93.00 points

Source: [4]

Swimming

Men

100 metre freestyle

Competed in Tampere on 12 August 1911.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Artturi Helenius 1:12.4 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jussi Kahma 1:14.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martti Salokannel 1:17.0
4 Erkki Ojanen 1:18.3
5 Yrjö Seuderling 1:19.2
6 Wolter Bremer 1:20.7

Source: [1]

500 metre freestyle

Competed in Vaasa on 30 July 1911.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martti Salokannel 8:26.0 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arvo Aaltonen 8:32.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) G. Hanstén 8:35.4
4 Vilhelm Lindgrén 9:03.7

Source: [5][6]

1000 metre freestyle

Competed in Helsinki on 6 August 1911.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jarl Wasström 17:46.0 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martti Salokannel 18:17.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lennart Lindroos 18:44.6
4 Arvo Aaltonen 18:45.6
5 G. Hanstén 18:59.4
6 H. Seppänen 20:28.4

Source: [7]

100 metre backstroke

Competed in Vaasa on 29 July 1911.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lennart Lindroos 1:36.6 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Herman Cederberg 1:45.2

Source: [5]

200 metre breaststroke

Competed in Tampere on 12–13 August 1911.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arvo Aaltonen 3:04.9 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lennart Lindroos 3:05.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Herman Cederberg 3:07.0
4 Vilhelm Lindgrén 3:10.7
5 V. Tuukkanen 3:12.7
6 N. Mantere 3:29.1
7 Lauri Aaltonen 3:31.7

Source: [8]

100 metre life saving

Competed in Helsinki on 6 August 1911.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jussi Kahma 1:55.6 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Herman Cederberg 1:56.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) A. Tschernichin 2:04.8
4 Lennart Lindroos 2:06.5
5 Erkki Ojanen 2:18.7

Source: [9]

4 × 50 metre freestyle relay

Competed in Helsinki on 5–6 August 1911.

Rank Club Team Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vaasan Uimaseura Wolter Bremer, V. Bjelke, Jussi Kahma, Artturi Helenius 2:14.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tampereen Uimaseura Erkki Ojanen, Kalle Aaltonen, J. Laaksonen, J. Viklund 2:18.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helsingfors Simsällskapet M. Koroleff, V. Sjöholm, S. Oinila, Toivo Einiö 2:24.7
4 Turun Uimaseura Yrjö Seuderling, Arvid Rydman, Bruno Lindberg, Väinö Hannula 2:26.0

Source: [10]

Women

100 metre freestyle

Competed in Vaasa on 29 July 1911.

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tyyne Järvi 1:43.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Regina Kari 1:46.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helga Lehtonen 1:47.6
4 Eva Branders 1:48.0
5 Lilli Blomster 1:48.5
6 Aino Tillikainen 1:53.9
7 Anni Ström 1:55.2
8 Edla Lehto 1:58.6

Source: [6]

Water polo

Men

Competed in Tampere.

Rank Club Team[11]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Helsingfors Simsällskap Hugo Jonsson, Väinö Warelius, Jarl Wasström, H. Bergström, V. Petroff, V. Sjöholm, A. Haavisto
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Turun Uimaseura R. Lönnqvist, J. Ek, Väinö Hannula, V. Pikanen, O. Gylling, Yrjö Seuderling, Eero Ek
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tampereen Uimaseura Y. Halme, V. Viklund, Erkki Ojanen, G. Helsingius, N. Salin, A. Viklund, K. Koivisto

Two matches were played:

  • 12 August 1911: Helsingfors Simsällskap–Turun Uimaseura 5–2 (0–1, 2–1, 3–0), after extra time
  • 13 August 1911: Helsingfors Simsällskap–Tampereen Uimaseura 9–0 (3–0, 6–0)

Second prize went to Turun Uimaseura.[12][2]

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. ^ a b "Finska Simförbundets mästerskapstävlingar och årskongress i Tammerfors". Åbo Underrättelser (in Swedish). Turku. 15 August 1911. p. 3. ISSN 0785-398X. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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  5. ^ a b "Vaasan uimaseuran uintikilpailut". Vapaa Sana (in Finnish). Vaasa: Oy Kirjapaino Ab. 31 July 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  6. ^ a b "Uimamestaruuskilpailut Vaasassa 29–30 p:nä". Pohjalainen (in Finnish). Vaasa: Pohjalaisen kirjapaino. 31 July 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 23 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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  9. ^ "Voimistelu ja urheilu". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). Kuopio. 9 August 1911. p. 3. ISSN 0356-3510. Retrieved 23 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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  11. ^ "Finska mästerskapstäflingarna i simning". Finskt idrottsblad. Officiellt organ för Helsingfors gymnastikklubb (in Swedish). No. 20. Helsinki: Uno Westerholm. 31 October 1911. p. 178. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  12. ^ "Suomen uintimestaruuskilpailut". Kansan Lehti (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampereen Työväen Sanomalehti Oy. 14 August 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.