1906 Finnish championships in aquatics explained
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 2 September 1906.
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|
| Bernhard Fredriksson | 115.5 points |
| Rudolf Eriksson | 108.5 points |
| W. Sundman | 107.5 points |
| 4 | Toivo Aro | 107.0 points |
| 5 | Bruno Rosenbröijer | 106.5 points |
| 6 | Gunnar Ahlblad | 103.5 points |
| 7 | Artur Wetzell | 103.0 points |
| 8 | Oskar Wetzell | 89.5 points |
| 9 | E. Martikainen | 88.0 points | |
Source:
[1] Women
Platform
Competed in Helsinki on 2 September 1906.
Source:
[2] [3] [4] [5] Swimming
Men
100 metre freestyle
Competed in Vaasa on 28 July 1906.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|
| Herman Cederberg | 1:26.2 NR |
| K. Salmi | 1:29.4 |
| Aimo Malmberg | 1:29.8 |
| 4 | Wolter Bremer | 1:31.0 |
| 5 | John Henriksson | 1:31.3 |
| 6 | L. Jääskeläinen | 1:31.5 |
| 7 | J. Malmivaara | 1:32.7 |
| 8 | Hugo Jonsson | 1:32.8 |
| 9 | L. Kemiläinen | 1:33.3 |
| 10 | Y. Andersson | 1:34.2 |
| 11 | Gunnar Ahlblad | 1:37.8 |
| 12 | P. Lyly | 1:45.2 | |
Sources:
[6] [7] 1000 metre freestyle
Competed in Vaasa on 29 July 1906.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|
| Herman Cederberg | 17:54.6 NR |
| Aimo Malmberg | 19:21.8 |
| Hugo Jonsson | 19:34.2 |
| 4 | J. Malmivaara | 19:43.0 |
| 5 | A. Barsokewitsch | 20:14.4 |
| 6 | A. Lindholm | 20:34.4 |
| 7 | K. Salmi | 21:09.4 |
| 8 | Väinö Siro | 22:39.0 | |
Source:
200 metre breaststroke
Competed in Vaasa on 28 July 1906.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|
| Herman Cederberg | 3:06.8 NR |
| Aimo Malmberg | 3:16.9 |
| Hugo Jonsson | 3:24.5 |
| 4 | A. Lindholm | 3:26.7 |
| 5 | J. Malmivaara | 3:29.1 |
| 6 | Gunnar Ahlblad | 3:31.0 |
| 7 | John Henriksson | 3:31.6 |
| 8 | Eino Karjalainen | 3:37.8 |
| 9 | Arvid Rydman | 3:39.0 |
| 10 | Y. Andersson | 3:41.1 |
| 11 | A. Kemppainen | 3:44.6 |
| 12 | K. Aaltonen | 3:49.2 |
| 13 | Väinö Siro | 3:51.0 | |
Source:
[8] Cederberg's time would have been the world record later when FINA was founded, but they refused to ratify it because he wore swimming briefs instead of a racing suit.[9]
Women
100 metre freestyle
Competed in Helsinki on 22 July 1906.
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|
| Elsa Lingonblad | 1:51.4 NR |
| Anna Björkman | 1:51.4 |
| Elin Westerberg | 2:03.4 |
| 4 | Dagmar Kneckt | 2:08.7 | |
Source:
[10] [11] [12] [13] Elsa Lingonblad became the first to win an official Finnish championship in aquatics.[14]
Sources
- Book: 1956 . Teräsvirta . Paavo . Suomen uimaliitto. Finska simförbundet. 1906–1956 . fi . Helsinki . Finnish Swimming Federation . 154–159.
References
Notes and References
- News: 3 September 1906 . Mästerskapstäflingarna i raka trampolinhopp . Måndagen . sv . 36 . Helsinki . Karl Gustav Blomberg . 1 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: September 1906 . Mästerskapstäflingarna i raka trampolinhopp den 2 sept . Finskt idrottsblad . sv . 3 . 9 . Helsinki . Uno Westerholm . 122 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: 3 September 1906 . Mästerskapstäflingarna i raka trampolinhopp . Nya Pressen . sv . Helsinki . Ab Nya Pressen . 2 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: 3 September 1906 . Täflingar om finska mästerskapet i raka trampolinhopp . 4 . Hufvudstadsbladet . sv . Helsinki . 0356-0724 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: 5 September 1906 . Sport . Åbo Underrättelser . sv . Turku . 3 . 0785-398X . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: 30 July 1906 . Suuret uimakilpailut t. k. 28–29 p:nä . Pohjan Poika . fi . Vaasa . Ossian Ansas . 2 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: 2 August 1906 . Suuret uimakilpailut Waasassa . Otava . fi . Kuopio . V. A. Marjanen . 3 . 1458-6584 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: August 1906 . Finska Simförbundets första kongress och mästerskapstäflingarna . Finskt idrottsblad . sv . 3 . 8 . Helsinki . Uno Westerholm . 97–98 . 10 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- Book: Mustonen . Pertti . 2006 . Sata altaassa. Suomen uimaliitto . fi . Helsinki . Edita . 37 . 951-37-4490-6.
- News: August 1906 . Särskilda kortare meddelanden . Finskt idrottsblad . sv . 3 . 8 . Helsinki . Uno Westerholm . 105 . 10 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: 23 July 1906 . Simuppvisning och täflingar . Hufvudstadsbladet . sv . Helsinki . 3 . 0356-0724 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: 23 July 1906 . Gårdagens simuppvisning . Nya Pressen . sv . Helsinki . Ab Nya Pressen . 2 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- News: 26 July 1906 . Telefonmeddelanden från hufvufstaden . Vasabladet . sv . Vaasa . 0356-1844 . 11 September 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- Book: Mustonen . Pertti . 2006 . Sata altaassa. Suomen uimaliitto 1906–2006 . fi . Helsinki . Edita . 36 . 951-37-4490-6.
