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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. Source: Platform Competed in Tampere on 13 August 1911. Source: Springboard Competed in Helsinki on 6 August 1911. Source: Women Platform Competed in Vaasa on 29 July 1911. Source: Swimming Men 100 metre freestyle Competed in Tampere on 12 August 1911. Source: 500 metre freestyle Competed in Vaasa on 30 July 1911. Source: 1000 metre freestyle Competed in Helsinki on 6 August 1911. Source: 100 metre backstroke Competed in Vaasa on 29 July 1911. Source: 200 metre breaststroke Competed in Tampere on 12–13 August 1911. Source: 100 metre life saving Competed in Helsinki on 6 August 1911. Source: 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay Competed in Helsinki on 5–6 August 1911. Source: Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toivo Aro
Toivo Nestori Aro (born Toivo Nestori Ahlstedt, 9 February 1887 – 8 October 1962) was a Finnish sportsleader and an aquatics athlete, who won 10 Finnish championships. Sports Olympics Aro was the Chef de Mission of Finland at the 1928 Winter Olympics. He was the leader of Finland's swimming team at the 1924 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was also a judge. He was a board member of Finnish Olympic Committee in 1919–1946 and its treasurer in 1929–1957. National Aro won ten Finnish national championship golds in aquatics: * plain diving: 1907, 1910, 1911 and 1912 * platform diving: 1910 and 1912 * water polo: 1909, 1911, 1913 * 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay: 1907 He was a member of eight clubs, all Helsinki-based: * Helsingfors Simsällskap. Board member in 1913–1915. Honorary member since 1937. * Helsingin Hiihtäjät. Founding member. * Helsingin Itäreitin Melojat. Founding member. * Helsingin Luistelijat. Founding member. * Helsingin Uimarit. Foundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkki Ojanen
Erkki is a Finnish and Estonian given name (derived from Erik). Notable people with the name include: * Erkki Aadli (born 1974), Estonian orienteer * Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990), Finnish composer * Erkki Ala-Könni (1911– 1996), Finnish ethnomusicologist * Erkki Bahovski (born 1970), Estonian journalist * Erkki Ertama (1927-2010), Finnish composer and conductor * Erkki Hartikainen (born 1942), Finnish atheist activist and educator * Erkki Haukipuro (1921- 2001), Finnish politician * Erkki Hautamäki (born 1930), Finnish military major and historian * Erkki Huttunen (1901–1956), Finnish architect * Erkki Junkkarinen (1929-2008), Finnish singer * Erkki Kaila (1867–1944), Finnish Lutheran Archbishop of Turku and politician * Erkki Karu (1887–1935), Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer * Erkki Kataja (1924–1969), Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic medalist * Erkki Keldo (born 1990), Estonian politician * Erkki Kerttula (1909–1989), Finnish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turun Uimaseura
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; 1634–1997). The region was originally called Suomi (Finland), which later became the name for the whole country. As of 31 March 2021, the population of Turku was 194,244 making it the sixth largest city in Finland after Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa and Oulu. There were 281,108 inhabitants living in the Turku Central Locality, ranking it as the third largest urban area in Finland after the Capital Region area and Tampere Central Locality. The city is officially bilingual as percent of its population identify Swedish as a mother-tongue. It is unknown when Turku gained city rights. The Pope Gregory IX first mentioned the town ''Aboa'' in his ''Bulla'' in 1229 and the year is now used as the foundation year of Turku. Turku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
