title: 1906 Finnish championships in aquatics
text: # 1906 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 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:
  
  ### Women
  
  **Platform**
  
  Competed in Helsinki on 2 September 1906.
  
  | Rank | Name | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Valborg Florström | 101.5 points |
  | | Maria Henell | 97.5 points |
  
  Source:
  
  ## 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:
  
  **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:
  
  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.
  
  ### 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:
  
  Elsa Lingonblad became the first to win an official Finnish championship in aquatics.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Teräsvirta, Paavo, ed. (1956). Suomen uimaliitto. Finska simförbundet. 1906–1956 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Swimming Federation. pp. 154–159.
  