Al Anderson's Source for Sports Long Course Winter Classic - Meet Preview Report
The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club is set to host the 2023 Al Anderson’s Source for Sports Winter Classic swim meet – February 3 – 5, 2023 – Shaw Centre, Saskatoon, SK. There will be 13 swim clubs competing in this Long Course event. This meet’s format will be three (3) sessions of timed finals. The Goldfins Swim Club will be represented by 143 swimmers competing in 906 individual events and in 15 relay events.
“The Goldfins are proud to once again hosting one of Saskatchewan's only three-day invitational swim meets, thanks to our title sponsor Al Anderson's Source for Sports. The Saskatoon Goldfins will play host to over 350 swimmers from across Saskatchewan and Northern Manitoba.” Head Coach Steven Hitchings said. “The Shaw Center is a world class facility, featuring an Olympic sized 10 lane pool. The Al Anderson's Winter Classic, is one of the only swim meets where swimmers can qualify for national swim meets at a local competition.”
Hitchings continued expressing his excitement about the upcoming weekend. “I am proud to say that 143 of the swimmers competing this weekend will be Goldfins swimmers! Goldfins swimmers range from those taking part in their first sanctioned swim meet, to swimmers trying to qualify for Jr. Provincials, or Manitoba/Saskatchewan Provincial Champions. Senior members of the Team will be attempting to qualify for Western Canadian Championships and Canadian Swimming Trials (Sr. Nationals). This wide spectrum of swimmers will ensure there is always action in the pool and always a race to cheer for.”
This will be the Saskatoon Goldfins second meet of the 2022 – 2023 that they are hosting this season.
“Thank you to all of our volunteer parents for taking officiating courses and for signing up to make this swim meet a reality!”
The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club is pleased to be presenting live stream broadcasting of this event. Chris Yeo will be presenting all sessions for swim fans near and far. This live presentation will be broadcast on the Goldfins YouTube channel. Presentation of this event will commence thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of the session.
Session 1 (February 3 @ 9:00): https://youtu.be/6q9-OU0hkKQ
Session 2 (February 3 @ 5:00): https://youtu.be/Zst56lApJ2I
Session 3 (February 4 @ 9:00): https://youtu.be/-jkTNTlkW74
Session 4 (February 4 @ 5:00): https://youtu.be/8uYT6oGfuvQ
Session 5 (February 5 @ 9:00): https://youtu.be/7jAPNJAoD0g
Session 6 (February 6 @ 4:00): https://youtu.be/9BDeOWIAVxQ
Click on: Al Anderson’s Source for Sports Long Course Winter Classic for all swim meet information.
The Al Anderson’s Source for Sports Winter Classic’s meet schedule is as follows:
Friday. February 3, 2023 – 9:30 AM:
Preliminary Heats: 200M Freestyle, 100M Breaststroke, 100M Fly, 50M Backstroke, 200M IM
Timed Finals: 10 & Under Females/11 & Under Males: 100M Freestyle, 50M Backstroke
11 & Over Female/12 & Over Male: 1500M Freestyle
Friday, February 3, 2023 – 5:30 PM
Finals: 200M Freestyle, 100M Breaststroke, 100M Fly, 50M Backstroke, 200M IM, Mixed 4 X 50 Medley Relays
Saturday, February 4, 2023 – 9:30 AM
Preliminary Heats: 100M Backstroke, 200M Breaststroke, 100M Freestyle, 400 IM
Timed Finals: 10 & Under Females/11 & Under Males: 50M Fly, 100M Breaststroke
11 & Over Female/12 & Over Male: 800M Freestyle
Saturday, February 4, 2023 – 5:30 PM
Finals: 100M Backstroke, 200M Breaststroke, 100M Freestyle, 400 IM, 50 Fly, Female & Male: 4 X 50 Freestyle Relays
Sunday, February 5, 2023 – 9:30 AM
Preliminary Heats: 200M Fly, 50M Breaststroke, 200M Backstroke, 50M Freestyle, 400M Freestyle
Timed Finals: 10 & Under Females/11 & Under Males: 50M Freestyle, 100M Backstroke
Sunday February 5, 2023 – 4:30 PM
Finals: 200M Fly, 50M Breaststroke, 200M Backstroke, 50M Freestyle, 400M Freestyle, Female & Male: 4 X 50 Medley Relays
Goldfins swimmers who will be competing in this meet: Lauren Anderson, Jonathan Arndt, Aliyah Aubut, Hassan Awadalla, Theo Baerwald, Adelaide Bartlett, Harper Bear, Sami Benning, Zoe Benning, Emery Bernier, Violet Bi, Cori Biberdorf, Kasey Biberdorf, Josh Block, Austyn Bone, Briana Boyko, Kai Burke, Sadie Burrows, Ridley Burwell, Carsyn Busa, Jacob Cameron, Emily Charabin, Aahna Chaudhury, Kendra Chernoff, Victoria Darling, Megan Davies, James DeLathouwer, Robyn Diederichs, Landon Dubiel, Kamlyn Dyck, Keiran Dyck, Emmett Findlay, Jacob Findlay, Noah Findlay, Adam Foster, Forest Fourney, Foster Fourney, Brody Fowler, Paul Frankenhauser, Abigail Gauld, Abigail Gebhardt, Katherine Gebhardt, Ian Genest, Oliver Genest, Claire Gerich, Denise Gilewicz, Nicole Godbout, Vanessa Godbout, Zahra Gokavi Bailey, Sidney Goodwin, Miller Gotto, Kaelin Govender, Revanya Govender, Gillian Grayston, Nathan Grayston, Ava Gursky, Zoe Gursky, Jordyn Hahn, Carolanna Haight, Lydia Haight, Scott Heinbigner, Jordyn Hemmingway, Emmy Hoffmann, Olivia Hoffmann, Hadley Hollick, Avery Houle, Claire Huber, Heather Hynes, Dejan Jarcan, Mateo Jarcan, Grayson Keays, Ivy Kellett, Lucas Kelln, Landon Kennedy, Adalyn Kent, Zalmon Kent, Mark Kostovskyy, Clara Lane, Sofia Lazic, Holden Lees, Piper Lejbak, Monica Lin, Katie Longjohn, Isaac Louie, Jacey Lutze, Kyle MacGillivray, Sarah MacGillivray, Isabel Magus, Milayna Mildenberger, Grace Miller, Hugh Miller, Madison Misfeldt, Haia Mohamed, Hala Mohamed, Rebeka Mourre, Atticus Mowat, Avyn Munshaw, Gracie Munshaw, Spencer Nave, Andrew Nghiem, An Nguyen, Obi Nguyen, Henry Nguyen, Kellen Nolan, Ava Norman, Dorian Opitz, Alyssa Park, Darcy Pawlik, Ethan Rieger, Claire Rodriguez, Lauren Russell, Anya Sasata, Aiden Sereda-Wosminity, Carson Sereda-Wosminity, Joseph Shao, Sarah Slominski, Rhett Smith, Hudson St. Amant, Sophia Sukut, Shay Sullivan, Presley Taylor, Max Thille, Maxwell Thille, Bryce Tierney, Finnley Toews, Lucas Tse, Siarhei Tsyrhanovich, Cohen Veikle, Reese Veikle, Logan Vong, Jocelyn Von Hagen, Chasen Weber, Mariah Weber, Sienna Weber, Phoenix Wiebe, Oliver Wruck, Sebastian Wruck, Kian Wu, Michael Xue, Claire Yeo, Ethan Zbytovsky, Naomi Zdunich, Maximillian Zoe and Zoe Zimonick.
The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club would like to thank our title sponsor, Al Anderson’s Source for Sports for their generous support of this event. The Goldfins would like to acknowledge meet sponsors: Affinity Credit Union, Axon Software, Craven Sport Services, Little Caesars, Stonebridge Dental Centre, SaskTel, SaskEnergy, Ken Cheveldayoff – MLA, and 4+ Fuel Additives. The Goldfins would like to thank our program partners: City of Saskatoon, Swim Saskatchewan, Sask Sport and Sask Lotteries for their continued financial and for their continued program support.
The Goldfins Swim Club would like to thank meet managers: Kelly Burke and Colleen Patterson for their time and efforts in organizing this event. Goldfins Officials Coordinators: Tanya Gokavi and Kelly Kozak, Entries Chair – Colleen Patterson, Chris Yeo – Videographer and Broadcast Hots and to our Meet Referee – Belinda Bilous. Thank you to our parent volunteers who are sure to make this event a great success.
Meet results can be found on the Meet Mobile App.
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Go Goldfins Go!
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