1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

Not placed:Sweden(G. I. Carlsson, A. T. M. Johansson, Sonja Jonsson, V. Thulin.)As only 4 teams started, nothing but a “Final” was swum. GreatBritain showed its superiority from the first moment, and the race neverbecame exciting, as the team mentioned led all the way, while Germany,from beginning to end, was an equally safe second. Great Britain won easily.Diving Competitions.HIGH DIVING.HIGH DIVING FOR MEN.First Round.Saturday, 6 July.Heat 1: PAUL GÜNTHER, Germany, placing, 8, points 36.1. 2. Torsten Eriksson,Sweden pl. 11, p. 35.8. 3. Tauno Hmoniemi, Finland, pl.13. p. 35. 4. Alfred Johansson,Sweden, pl. 14, p. 34.7. 5. Nils Tvedt, Norway, pl. 25, p. 31.7. 6. Sven Elis Holmer,Sweden, pl. 31, p. 30.2. 7. Sigvard Andersen, Norway, pl. 32, p. 28,6. VictorBaranoff, Russia, retired. Tvedt, the Norwegian champion had the task of beginningthe Olympic diving competitions. He had an easy, pretty style, though the detailswere not sufficiently elaborated. Günther dived in a perfectly correct anddistinctively German style, but his start was altogether too weak. Alfred Johanssonwho, perhaps, had the best chances of winning this heat, turned over badly in thefirst dive from the greatest height and quite ruined his chances.Heat 2: 1. JOHN JANSSON, Sweden, pl. 5, p. 38.3. 2. (George Wm. Gaidzick,U. S. A., pl. 13, p. 36.2. 3. George Yvon, Great Britain, pl. 17, p. 35.2. 4. G.Ekstrand, Sweden, pl. 18, p. 35.3. 5. Arthur Mc Aleenan, U. S. A., pl. 20, p. 34.9.6. Carlo Bonfanti, Italy, pl. 32, p. 28.5. 7. Alfred Engelsen, Norway, pl. 33, p. 28.3.Jansson was everyone’s superior in this heat and was unanimously placed first by thejudges. Gaidzick (U. S. A.) had plenty of power and pace in his dive, togetherwith a careful style, but in one of his attempts he took too hard a start, which hehad to rectify by means of a sharp bend. Ekstrand, too, failed in one of hisdives. Yvon (Great Britain) dived in good style, taking the greatest height excelently,although his start could have been a quicker one.Sunday, 7 July.Heat 3: 1. HJALMAR JOHANSSON, Sweden, pl. 7, p. 40.1. 2. TOIVO NESTORIARO, Finland, pl. 10, 39.4. 3. AXEL RUNSTRÖM, Sweden, pl. 15, p. 39.3. 4. ERNSTMAGNUS BRANDSTEN, Sweden, pl. 19 p. 37.7. 5. VICTOR GUSTAF CRONDAHL,Sweden, pl. 22, p. 37. 6. Hans Luber, Germany, pl. 27, p. 36.2. 7. Kurt Behrens,Germany, pl. 31, p. 35.1. 8. J. P. Lyons, Canada, pl. 40, p. 32.5. 9. Jens HaraldStefenson, Sweden, pl. 44, p. 31.2. An extraordinarily severe heat, out of which noless than 5 qualified for the final, in which the competitors were entitled to take partonly on the points reached. Hjalmar Johansson showed excellent power, speed andelegance, and reached as much as 40.1 points of 50 possible. Aro (Finland) had also a verysuccessful day. He dives in the same style as Hjalmar Johansson, and there was verylittle between the two men. Aro’s running dive from the lowest height was a littleweak. Runström, the Swedish champion, was third, with such different placingfiguresgiven by the judges as 2 +1+ 7+ 2 + 3. He jumped in uneven, somewhatstiff style, but with much speed and power. Brandsten jumped excellently, but727