Records Fall at the First Saskatchewan Swim Meet of the 2021 Swim Season
On Saturday, June 26, 2021 the Goldfins proudly co-hosted the first swim meet held in Saskatchewan in fourteen long months. The Goldfins and the Saskatoon Lasers Swim Club, hosted 128 swimmers who competed in this sanctioned competition..
Goldfins’ Blake Tierney broke two (2) Provincial Senior Male Short Course Records and two Goldfins Club Records in the 50M Backstroke (25.00) and in the 50M Breaststroke (28.11) events.
Blake, along with Brayden Hemeon, Ethan Hemeon, and Jayden Bilous competed in the 4 X 50 (200M) Medley Relay event. This Goldfins relay team posted a best time of 1:42.76, breaking a Saskatchewan Provincial Short Course Record (1:42.80) that had been held for seven years. They also broke the Goldfins Club record that had stood for over twenty years (1:43.59)
The Goldfins Swim Club was represented by 89 swimmers who competed in 349 individual sanctioned events, posting 324 sanctioned personal best times.
Congratulations to the swimmers who posted 100% sanctioned personal best times: Joshua Block, Briana Boyko, Carsyn Busa, Kamlyn Dyck, Mateo Jarcan, Kyle MacGillivray, Augustine Schmidt, Chasen Weber, Sienna Weber, Grayson Wu, Cori Biberdorf, Kasey Biberdorf, Kellen Nolan, Willow Regnier, Noah Findlay, Olivia Hoffmann, Dejan Jarcan, Olaf Kuklinski, Avyn Munshaw, Shay Sullivan, Max Thille, Jocelyn Von Hagen, Matviy Dobushovskyy, Zahra Gokavi Bailey, Nathan Grayston, Shane Himbeault, Landon Kennedy, Avery Kissick, Katelyn Legg, Piper Lejbak, Ellie Scott, Mariah Weber, Sami Benning, Kai Burke Jacob Cameron, Victoria Darling, Keiran Dyck, Adam Foster, Oliver Genest, Nicole Godbout, Scott Heinbigner, Claire Huber, Jacey Lutze, Isabel Magus, Milayna Mildenberger, Alyssa Park, Trinity Schmidt, Joseph Shao, Kian Wu, Zoe Zimonick, Jonathan Arndt, Emily Charabin, Landon Dubiel, Swayde Waters, Olivia Archer, Cassidy Darling, Ian Genest, Lucas Kelln, Holden Lees, Isaac Louie, Merieliss Lyle, Ava Norman, Bolong Sun, Yucheng Tang, Claire Yeo, Jane Gurney, Brayden Hemeon, Blake Tierney, Bryce Tierney, and Nathan Vong.
Top 3 Most Improved Goldfins (Total Time Reduction):
White 1 & 2:
- Willow Regnier “-55.88”
- Cori Biberdorf “-39.73”
- Kasey Biberdorf “-17.71”
White 3:
- Olaf Kuklinski “-38.76”
- Max Thille “-36.16”
- Avyn Munshaw “-35.98”
Blue 12:
- Zahra Gokavi Bailey “-38.33”
- Ellie Scott “-37.48”
- Matviy Dobushovskyy “-36.54”
Blue 14:
- Jonathan Arndt “-50.82”
- Landon Dubiel “-49.61”
- Swayde Waters “-14.81”
Gold 14:
- Joseph Shao “-185.31”
- Adam Foster “-161.33”
- Keiran Dyck “-157.94”
Gold 16:
- Isaac Louie “-134.74”
- Holden Lees “66.89”
- Claire Yeo “-41.03”
Gold 18:
- Bryce Tierney “-32.50”
- Andrew Nghiem “-12.73”
- Ridley Burwell “-11.20”
Goldfins swimmers posted 124 new Saskatchewan Short Course qualifying time standards.
Saskatchewan AA Provincial Short Course Time Standards:
Bryce Tierney 100 & 200 Backstroke, 50 & 100 Breaststroke
Nathan Vong 100 Freestyle
Ian Genest 50 Breaststroke, 50 & 100 Freestyle, 50 Fly
Lucas Kelln 50 Freestyle
Holden Lees 50 Freestyle
Isaac Louie 200 Breaststroke, 50 & 100 Freestyle
Obi Nguyen 50 Fly, 50 & 100 Freestyle
Ava Norman 50 Breaststroke
Rhett Smith 50 Fly, 100 & 400 Freestyle
Claire Yeo 200 Breaststroke
Lauren Anderson 50 & 200 Backstroke, 100 & 400 Freestyle
Sami Benning 50 & 200 Backstroke
Kai Burke 50 Fly
Jacob Cameron 50 Breaststroke, 50 Fly, 50 Freestyle
Victoria Darling 50 Breaststroke, 50 & 100 Freestyle
Keiran Dyck 50 Backstroke, 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 50, 200 & 400 Freestyle
Scott Heinbigner 50 & 200 Backstroke, 50, 100 & 200 Freestyle
Jacey Lutze 100 Backstroke
Isabel Magus 50 & 100 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 50 & 400 Freestyle
Joseph Shao 200 Backstroke, 50, 100 & 400 Freestyle, 50 Fly
Zoe Zimonick 50 & 200 Backstroke, 50, 100 & 400 Freestyle
Landon Kennedy 50 Freestyle
Mariah Weber 50 Backstroke
Saskatchewan A Provincial Short Course Time Standards:
Olivia Hoffmann 50 & 100 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke
Olaf Kuklinski 50 Breaststroke
Max Thille 50 Breaststroke
Zahra Gokavi Bailey 50 Breaststroke, 50 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle
Landon Kennedy 50 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle
Avery Kissick 50 & 100 Freestyle
Katelyn Legg 50 Freestyle
Piper Lejbak 50 & 100 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke
Ellie Scott 50 & 100 Freestyle
Mariah Weber 50 & 100 Freestyle
Jonathan Arndt 50 Freestyle
Lauren Anderson 50 Freestyle
Sami Benning 50, 100 & 400 Freestyle
Kai Burke 100 Freestyle & 100 Fly
Jacob Cameron 100 & 400 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke
Victoria Darling 50 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke
Adam Foster 50 Breaststroke, 50 & 100 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 50 Fly
Oliver Genest 50, 100 & 400 Freestyle, 50 & 100 Backstroke
Scott Heinbigner 50 Fly
Claire Huber 50, 100, 200 Breaststroke, 50 & 100 Freestyle
Jacey Lutze 50 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle
Milayna Mildenberger 200 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle
Alyssa Park 50 & 200 Freestyle
Trinity Schmidt 50 & 100 Breaststroke, 50 & 200 Freestyle
Joseph Shao 50 Backstroke
Kian Wu 50 Backstroke, 50 Fly
Zoe Zimonick 50 Fly
Olivia Archer 50 Freestyle
Lucas Kelln 50 Breaststroke, 50 & 100 Backstroke
Holden Lees 50 & 100 Fly
Isaac Louie 400 Freestyle
Merieliss Lyle 100 Freestyle, 50 Fly
Bolong Sun 50 Freestyle
Yucheng Tang 50 Breaststroke, 50 & 200 Freestyle
Adrianne Tanjusay 50 Breaststroke
Claire Yeo 100 Freestyle, 50 Fly
Ridley Burwell 50 Backstroke
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Meet Managers: Colleen Patterson and Candance Peace, the Meet Safety Coordinator: Emily Jenkins, the Officials Coordinators: Kelly Kozak and Warren Helgason, the Entries Chairperson: Tricia Weiland, Live Streaming Coordinators: Chris Yeo and Albert Fortier, and the numerous parents who served as officials and as organizing volunteers the meet was facilitated in a safe and productive manner.
Go Goldfins Go!
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