1908 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 Turku on 26 July 1908. Rank Name Score Eino Karjalainen 111.50 points Einar Flinkenberg 106.75 points Arvid Rydman 100.75 points 4 Gunnar Ahlblad 100.50 points 5 Artur Wetzell 100.25 points Source: 27 July 1908 Finska mästerskapstäflingarna i simidrott i Åbo https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/767651?page=2 Hufvudstadsbladet sv Helsinki 0356-0724 28 August 2018 Digital Collections of National Library of Finland Springboard Competed in Helsinki on 8 August 1908. Rank Name Placing figure Score Oskar Wetzell 3 227.0 points W. Ullström 6 203.0 points Leo Suni 9 161.0 points 4 S. Olin 13 156.0 points 5 L. Itkonen 14 142.3 points Source: 10 August 1908 Helsingfors Simsällskaps uppvisning och tävlingar https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/757951?page=6 Nya Pressen sv Helsinki Ab Nya Pressen 6 26 August 2018 Digital Collections of National Library of Finland Women Platform Competed in Tampere on 16 August 1908. Rank Name Score Valborg Florström 112.9 Source: Swimming Men 100 metre freestyle Competed in Helsinki on 8 (heats) and 9 (final) August 1908. Heats Three fastest times qualified for the final. Rank Name Time 1 Väinö Vanhala 1:25.2 NR 2 K. Ekholm 1:26.0 3 W. Finnberg 1:26.1 4 Jussi Kahma 1:26.4 5 K. Salmi 1:30.5 6 S. Strömberg 1:31.2 Final Rank Name Time W. Finnberg 1:27.3 K. Ekholm 1:27.4 Väinö Vanhala 1:28.0 Source: 1000 metre freestyle Competed in Helsinki on 9 August 1908. Rank Name Time Jarl Wasström 17:57.4 Erkki Ojanen 18:32.6 Kalle Aaltonen 19:06.8 4 Hugo Jonsson 19:22.6 Source: Simmare July 1908 Helsingfors Simsällskaps mästerskapstäflingar och uppvisningar 8–9 aug https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikakausi/binding/860436?page=16 Finskt idrottsblad sv 7 Helsinki Uno Westerholm 110–111 26 August 2018 Digital Collections of National Library of Finland 200 metre breaststroke Competed in Tampere on 16 August 1908. Rank Name Time Kalle Aaltonen 3:28.2 Erkki Ojanen 3:32.3 Eino Lehtinen 3:32.7 4 Paul Fritsch 3:34.2 5 Kyösti Järvinen 3:39.9 6 Väinö Siro 3:43.2 7 Arvo Aaltonen 3:46.1 Source: 18 August 1908 Tampereen Uimaseuran kilpailut https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/614764?page=3 Aamulehti fi Tampere 3 0355-6913 27 August 2018 Digital Collections of National Library of Finland 100 metre life saving Competed in Vaasa on 1 August 1908. Rank Name Time Herman Cederberg 2:16.3 Hugo Jonsson 2:29.6 S. Strömberg 2:31.5 4 A. Ohls 3:01.6 Source: 2 August 1908 Simfestligheterna https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/812538?page=2 Wasa-Posten sv Vaasa Ab Wasa-Posten 2 28 August 2018 Digital Collections of National Library of Finland 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay Competed in Vaasa on 1 August 1908. Rank Club Team Time Vaasan Uimaseura Wolter Bremer, Herman Cederberg, Jussi Kahma, John Henriksson 2:34.6 Helsingfors Simsällskap K. Salmi, Hugo Jonsson, S. Strömberg, Toivo Aro 2:41.6 Source: 3 August 1908 Mästerskapstävlingarna i simning i Vasa https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/777270?page=3 Åbo Underrättelser sv Turku 3 0785-398X 27 August 2018 Digital Collections of National Library of Finland Women 100 metre freestyle Competed in Turku on 26 July 1908. Rank Name Time Anna Björkman 1:51.1 Ragnhild Säll 1:51.8 Maria Henell 1:57.7 4 Magda Westerholm 2:02.0 Source: 28 July 1908 Uuden uimalaitoksen vihkiminen https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/733287?page=2 Turun Sanomat Turku 2 0356-133X 28 August 2018 Digital Collections of National Library of Finland Water polo Men Competed in Helsinki on 9 August 1908. Championship was decided by a single match, won by Helsingfors Simsällskap 7–1 (3–1, 4–0). Rank Club Team Helsingfors Simsällskap Strömberg (6 goals), Jansson (1 goal), ? Helsingfors Idrottsklubben Jarl Wasström (1 goal), ? Source: 10 August 1908 Simfesten och mästerskapstäflingarna https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/767665?page=4 Hufvudstadsbladet sv Helsinki 0356-0724 28 August 2018 Digital Collections of National Library of Finland Sources 1956 Teräsvirta Paavo Suomen uimaliitto. Finska simförbundet. 1906–1956 fi Helsinki Finnish Swimming Federation 154–159 References Category:National swimming competitions Category:National championships in Finland Category:Swimming competitions in Finland Category:1908 in Finnish sport Category:1908 in water sports Category:Diving competitions in Finland Category:Water polo competitions in Finland