iving ▁ ▁Six ▁divers , ▁all ▁men , ▁represented ▁Finland . ▁It ▁was ▁Finland ' s ▁second ▁appearance ▁in ▁div ing , ▁with ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁divers ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁returning . ▁To ivo ▁A ro ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Finn ish ▁diver ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁final s , ▁doing ▁so ▁in ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁events . ▁His ▁fifth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁plain ▁high ▁div ing ▁was ▁Finland ' s ▁best ▁performance ▁to ▁date , ▁impro ving ▁upon ▁his ▁own ▁sixth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁platform ▁competition . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁given ▁are ▁within ▁the ▁diver ' s ▁heat . ▁▁ ▁Men ▁ ▁Sw imming ▁ ▁Six ▁sw imm ers , ▁including ▁two ▁women , ▁competed ▁for ▁Finland ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Games . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁the ▁nation ▁had ▁competed ▁in ▁sw imming , ▁in ▁which ▁Finland ▁had ▁competed ▁each ▁time ▁the ▁nation ▁appeared ▁independently . ▁A al ton en ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁finish ▁of ▁the ▁Games , ▁finishing ▁third ▁in ▁his ▁ 4 0 0 - met re ▁breast stroke ▁final ▁to ▁bare ly ▁miss ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁R anks ▁given ▁for ▁each ▁sw immer ▁are ▁within ▁the ▁heat . ▁▁ ▁Men ▁▁ ▁Women ▁ ▁Athletics ▁▁ 2 3 ▁athlet es ▁represented ▁Finland . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁athlet ics , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁Olympics . ▁The ▁Finland ▁athlet