# 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 |
| | Toivo Aro | 4 | 154.90 points |
| | Artur Wetzell | 9 | 143.45 points |
| | Eino Karjalainen | 11 | 137.00 points |
| 4 | Leo Suni | ? | ? |
| 5 | K. Nikula | ? | ? |
| 6 | Oskar Wetzell | ? | ? |
| 7 | Elis Sivén | ? | ? |
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#### Platform

Competed in Turku on 11 August 1912.
| Name | Placing figure | Score |
| Toivo Aro | 3 | 203.40 points |
| Leo Suni | 7 | 192.43 points |
| Oskar Wetzell | 8 | 191.38 points |
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#### Springboard

Competed in Helsinki on 21 July 1912.
| Rank | Name | Placing figure | Score |
| | Oskar Wetzell | 4 | 325.45 points |
| | Albert Nyman | 8 | 313.62 points |
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### Women
#### Platform

Competed in Turku on 11 August 1912.
| Name | Placing figure | Score |
| Senni Aaltonen | 3 | 98.25 points |
| Anna Järvinen | 7 | 84.50 points |
| Hilda Kuusela | 8 | 82.25 points |
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## Swimming
### Men
#### 100 metre freestyle

Competed in Helsinki on 20 July 1912.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| | Jussi Kahma | 1:11.5 NR |
| | Martti Salokannel | 1:18.8 |
| | Yrjö Seuderling | 1:19.3 |
| 4 | K. Salmi | 1:26.9 |
| 5 | W. Petroff | 1:27.0 |
| 6 | M. Koroleff | 1:29.0 |
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#### 500 metre freestyle

Competed in Vaasa on 27 July 1912.
| Name | Time |
| Martti Salokannel | 8:26.6 |
| G. Hanstén | 8:43.6 |
| V. Petroff | 8:57.8 |
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#### 1000 metre freestyle

Competed in Helsinki on 21 July 1912.
| Name | Time |
| Martti Salokannel | 18:49.6 |
| Arvo Aaltonen | 19:09.2 |
| V. Petroff | 19:11.3 |
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#### 100 metre backstroke

Competed in Helsinki on 19 July 1912.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| | Lennart Lindroos | 1:36.3 NR |
| | J. Wiklund | 1:37.9 |
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#### 100 metre breaststroke

Competed in Vaasa on 27 July 1912.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| | Arvo Aaltonen | 1:23.1 NR |
| | Lennart Lindroos | 1:24.7 |
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#### 200 metre breaststroke

Competed in Helsinki on 20 July 1912.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| | Arvo Aaltonen | 3:00.0 |
| | Lennart Lindroos | 3:11.0 |
| | Vilhelm Lindgrén | 3:13.1 |
| 4 | H. Wasenius | 3:17.5 |
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Aaltonen's result broke the world record. It could not be ratified, because the track was inspected to be two centimetres too short.

#### 400 metre breaststroke

Competed in Vaasa on 28 July 1912.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| | Arvo Aaltonen | 6:33.4 NR |
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#### 100 metre life saving

Competed in Vaasa on 28 July 1912.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| | Herman Cederberg | 1:52.7 NR |
| | Jussi Kahma | 2:00.3 |
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#### 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay

Competed in Turku on 10 August 1912.
| Club | Team | Time |
| Vaasan Uimaseura | Artturi Helenius, Jussi Kahma, Martti Salokannel, Uuno Mäkipää | 2:12.9 |
| Helsingfors Simsällskapet | M. Koroleff, H. Wasenius, H. Bergström, I. Sjöström | 2:20.4 |
| Turun Uimaseura | Väinö Hannula, R. Lönnqvist, Bruno Lindberg, Yrjö Seuderling | 2:25.0 |
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### Women
#### 50 metre freestyle

Competed in Turku on 11 August 1912.
| Rank | Name | Time |
| | Lilly Blomster | 38.4 NR |
| | Anna Järvinen | 42.4 |
| | Hilda Kuusela | 44.1 |
| 4 | Sofia Gylling | 45.9 |
| 5 | Edit Grönholm | 47.3 |
| 6 | Olga Haapanen | 48.3 |
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#### 100 metre freestyle

Competed in Vaasa on 28 July 1912.
| Name | Time |
| Anna Järvinen | 1:39.3 NR |
| Lilly Blomster | 1:39.5 |
| Tyyne Järvi | 1:41.9 |
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## Water polo
### Men

Competed in Helsinki on 20 July 1912.
| Rank | Club | Team |
| | Helsingfors Simsällskap | ? |
| | Tampereen Uimaseura | ? |
The championship was settled by one match, won by Helsingfors Simsällskap 6–0 (2–0, 4–0).

## Sources

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