Goldfins Masters Break Records at the 46th Goldfins Invitational
The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club competed in the 46th Annual Goldfins Invitational – November 4-6, 2022, Shaw Centre, Saskatoon, SK. The Goldfins Swim Club cheered on seven Goldfins Masters swimmers who competed in this meet, swimming as "Open Masters". Canadian Masters swimmers can compete in swim meets, along side age group swimmers testing their skills against a wider field of competitors. Goldfins Masters swimmer: Darcy Pawlik broke the 200M Backstroke (2:29.67) - 40 - 44 year age group Short Course Provincial Masters Record and Kendra Chernoff broke a provincial record that dates back to 1992 (Jenny Rose) in the 100M Fly. She posted a 1:04.35 in the Women's 30 - 34 year age group. The Goldfins Masters will continue their preparation to compete in Canadian Nationals - May 2023, to be held in Calgary, AB.
The pool was a busy one, as for many swimmers, it was their first swim meet competition. The Goldfins were represented by 134 swimmers who swam in over 875 Preliminaries and Finals events.The building was electric with cheering and jubilation as the Goldfins celebrated three of their own who posted Senior and Junior Provincial Qualifying Time Standards (qualifying and re-qualifying for 2023 Provincial Swim Meet competitions). Goldfins' Cori Biberdorf, James DeLathouwer earned their spot on the Goldfins Senior Provincial Team. Kamlyn Dyck and Emmett Findlay earned their way onto the Goldfins' 2023 Junior Provincial Team. Nathan Grayston posted his first Senior Provincial Qualifying Time Standard in the 50M Freestyle. Congratulations to all of these swimmers on these achievements. In total, the Saskatoon Goldfins posted 197 NEW qualifying time standards.
The Goldfins posted 662 personal best short course times with 40 Goldfins posting 100% personal best times. Congratulations to these Goldfins swimmers: Jon Arndt, Hassan Awadalla, Harper Bear, Cori Biberdorf, Josh Block, Briana Boyko, James DeLathouwer, Landon Dubiel, Adam Foster, Foster Fourney, Jaclyn Frith, Ian Genest, Oliver Genest, Nicole Godbout, Zahra Gokavi Bailey, Kaelin Govender, Revanya Govender, Nathan Grayston, Emmy Hoffmann, Olivia Hoffmann, Hadley Hollick, Lucas Kelln, Landon Kennedy, Piper Lejbak, Katie Longjohn, Isaac Louie, Cameron McCarty, Madison Misfeldt, Rebeka Mourre, Avyn Munshaw, Kellen Nolan, Willow Regnier, Lauren Russell, Carson Sereda-Wosminity, Rhett Smith, Jessie Sun, Daniel Tran, Siarhei Tsyrhanovich, Mariah Weber, and Sienna Weber.
Congratulations to the Top 3 Most Improved Goldfins events:
Claire Yeo 1500 Freestyle “-177.55”
Isabel Magus 800 Freestyle “-140.78”
Gillian Grayston 200 Freestyle “-121.75”
Saskatchewan AA Short Course Qualifying Time Standards:
Cori Biberdorf 50 Freestyle
Victoria Darling 50 Freestyle
James DeLathouwer 50 & 200 Backstroke, 50, 100 & 1500 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 IM
Keiran Dyck 200 Breaststroke & 200 Fly
Noah Findlay 200 Freestyle, 100 Fly & 200 IM
Abby Gebhardt 50 Fly
Ian Genest 200 Breaststroke & 50 Fly
Oliver Genest 50 & 200 Freestyle, 50 Fly, 200 IM
Nicole Godbout 200 & 1500 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 200 IM, 50 Fly
Nathan Grayston 50 Freestyle
Olivia Hoffmann 200 Freestyle
Avery Houle 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Claire Huber 200 Freestyle
Lucas Kelln 100 Breaststroke, 50 & 100 Backstroke
Landon Kennedy 100 & 200 Breaststroke, 1500 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Backstroke
Piper Lejbak 400 IM, 100 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Fly
Isabel Magus 800 Freestyle
Rebeka Mourre 50, 200 & 800 Freestyle, 200 IM
Obi Nguyen 50 Fly
Dorian Opitz 100 Backstroke, 200 IM & 50 Breaststroke
Elena Park 50 Breaststroke
Rhett Smith 200 Fly & 50 Breaststroke
Shay Sullivan 200 Backstroke
Max Thille 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Bryce Tierney 200 IM & 50 Freestyle
Siarhei Tsyrhanovich 100 Backstroke & 200 IM
Mariah Weber 200 & 1500 Freestyle
Kian Wu 50 & 100 Backstroke, 200 IM, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
Claire Yeo 200 & 1500 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke
Max Zhao 200 & 1500 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 200 IM
Zoe Zimonick 50, 400 & 1500 Freestyle
Saskatchewan A Short Course Qualifying Time Standards:
Jonathan Arndt 50 Breaststroke
Hassan Awadalla 100 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, 50 & 100 Breaststroke, 50 Fly
Cori Biberdorf 100 & 200 Freestyle, 50 Fly
Kasey Biberdorf 50 & 1500 Freestyle
Josh Block 50, 100, 200 & 800 Freestyle, 50 Fly
Briana Boyko 200 IM
Kai Burke 1500 Freestyle & 200 Breaststroke
Carsyn Busa 50, 100 & 200 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke
Jacob Cameron 100 Backstroke
Emily Charabin 50 Freestyle
Victoria Darling 200 Breaststroke & 200 IM
Landon Dubiel 200 & 1500 Freestyle, 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 200 IM
Kamlyn Dyck 50 Freestyle
Emmett Findlay 100 Backstroke
Noah Findlay 1500 Freestyle, 50 & 200 Breaststroke
Adam Foster 200 Breaststroke
Foster Fourney 400 & 800 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke
Katherine Gebhardt 50 Backstroke & 800 Freestyle
Nicole Godbout 50 Breaststroke
Zahra Gokavi Bailey 400 Freestyle & 200 Backstroke
Revanya Govender 50 Backstroke
Nathan Grayston 50 Backstroke, 1500 Freestyle & 200 IM
Jordyn Hahn 200 Breaststroke, 200 IM & 800 Freestyle
Olivia Hoffmann 50 Breaststroke & 800 Freestyle
Hadley Hollick 100 & 200 Freestyle
Avery Houle 1500 Freestyle
Clara Lane 200 & 400 Freestyle, 200 IM
Monica Lin 50 & 100 Breaststroke
Isaac Louie 200 IM & 200 Fly
Rebecca Mourre 100 Breaststroke
Avyn Munshaw 50 & 100 Breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 & 800 Freestyle
Gracie Munshaw 50 & 100 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle
Dorian Opitz 200 Freestyle & 400 IM
Alyssa Park 1500 Freestyle
Willow Regnier 50 Freestyle
Lauren Russell 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
Anya Sasata 400 IM & 50 Breaststroke
Carson Sereda-Wosminity 50 & 200 Backstroke, 1500 Freestyle
Joseph Shao 200 IM & 50 Breaststroke
Sophia Sukut 200 & 1500 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke
Shay Sullivan 200 & 800 Freestyle
Max Thille 200 Freestyle
Finnley Toews 200 Breaststroke
Siarhei Tsyrhanovich 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Chasen Weber 100 Backstroke
The Goldfins swimmers and coaching staff would like to thank Kelly Burke, Ryan Lejbak, Tanya Gokavi, Kelly Kozak, and Chris Yeo for their tireless efforts in the hosting of this meet. We would also like to thank the Meet Referees: Scott Sundquist, Belinda Bilous, Jennifer Abrahamson, Colleen Patterson, and Ryan MacGillivray for guiding and for supporting us throughout the weekend. The swimmers and coaching staff would also like to acknowledge all of the Goldfins parent volunteers who spent the weekend cheering us on by officiating, volunteering, and supporting us on our live feed.
The Goldfins Swim Club is looking forward to competing in December 2022 in the Lasers Short Course Swim Meet, in the Prairie Winter International, and in the RODS Future Stars 2022.
Go Goldfins Go!
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