Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club

 

Saskatoon Goldfins provides growth and development opportunities

to teach life skills through the sport of swimming. Our successes are

celebrated by the excellence we achieve in and out of the pool.

Keiran Dyck Qualifies for Canadian Junior Championships at the Al Anderson's SFS Winter Classic

Jennifer Robinson

 

This past weekend, the Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club competed in the Al Anderson’s Source for Sports Winter Classic swim meet – February 3 – 5, 2023 – Shaw Centre, Saskatoon, SK.  The Goldfins Club was represented by 139 swimmers who competed in over 840 individual events.  Goldfins swimmers posted 194 NEW qualifying time standards. 

 

 

Keiran Dyck booked his ticket to the 2023 Canadian Swimming Championships – Toronto, ON, August 2023.  Keiran posted the qualifying time standard in the 400M Freestyle (4:18.15).  Keiran will compete in his first Canadian Western Championships as he posted qualifying times in the 200M Freestyle, 400M Freestyle, 1500M Freestyle, 100M Breaststroke, and in the 200M Breaststroke.  Keiran will be joined by Goldfins swimmers: Abby Gebhardt, Isabel Magus, Rebeka Mourre, Holden Lees, Obi Nguyen, Bryce Tierney, Siarhei Tsyrhanovich, Rhett Smith and Ian Genest.   These swimmers will compete at the Canadian Western Championships - Calgary, AB – March 16 – 19, 2023.

 

The Goldfins Swim Club added 11 new members to their 2023 Goldfins Senior Provincial Team: Kasey Biberdorf, Carsyn Busa, Gracie Munshaw, Jordyn Hahn, Hadley Hollick, Avyn Munshaw, Dejan Jarcan, Oliver Wruck, Ethan Rieger, Sebastian Wruck, and Kaelin Govender.

The Goldfins also added 9 new members to the 2023 Goldfins Junior Provincial Team: Aahna Chaudhury, Megan Davies, Abigail Gauld, Mark Kostovskyy, Haia Mohamed, Kellen Nolan, Sienna Weber, Phoenix Wiebe, and Reese Veikle.

 

Canadian Junior Championships Time Standard:

Keiran Dyck                                        400 Freestyle

 

Canadian Western Championships Time Standards:

Keiran Dyck                                        200, 400 & 1500 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Breaststroke

Isabel Magus                                      50 Breaststroke

Rebeka Mourre                                50 Fly

Obi Nguyen                                        50 Freestyle

Rhett Smith                                        800 Freestyle

Siarhei Tsyrhanovich                       100 Backstroke

Saskatchewan AA Long Course Time Standards:

Sami Benning                                     1500 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke

Cori Biberdorf                                    50 Fly, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle

Kasey Biberdorf                                200 Backstroke

Carsyn Busa                                        50 Backstroke

Victoria Darling                                  200 IM & 200 Breaststroke

Keiran Dyck                                        1500 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 50 & 200 Fly                  

Noah Findlay                                      50, 100 & 200 Backstroke, 200 & 400 IM, 800 Freestyle

Adam Foster                                      50 & 100 Fly

Foster Fourney                                 50 & 100 Freestyle

Abigail Gebhardt                              50 Freestyle

Ian Genest                                          200 Breaststroke

Oliver Genest                                    100 & 200 Breaststroke

Nicole Godbout                                50 Backstroke

Kaelin Govender                              50 & 100 Freestyle

Jordyn Hahn                                       200 Breaststroke

Scott Heinbigner                              50 Fly

Hadley Hollick                                    200 Backstroke

Claire Huber                                       200 Freestyle

Dejan Jarcan                                       200 Breaststroke

Landon Kennedy                              100 & 200 Backstroke, 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 100 Freestyle

Holden Lees                                       50 Fly

Piper Lejbak                                       50 Fly, 50 Breaststroke

Jacey Lutze                                         200 & 1500 Freestyle

Isabel Magus                                      100 Fly

Rebeka Mourre                                1500 Freestyle

Avyn Munshaw                                 200 Breaststroke

Gracie Munshaw                              50 Freestyle

Spencer Nave                                    50 Fly

Dorian Opitz                                       50 Fly & 100 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 50 & 100 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke

Ethan Rieger                                      50 Backstroke

Carson Sereda-Wosminity            400 Freestyle

Joseph Shao                                       100 Freestyle & 50 Fly

Sophia Sukut                                      50 Freestyle

Max Thille                                            50 & 100 Freestyle, 400 IM

Siarhei Tsyrhanovich                       100 & 800 Freestyle

Mariah Weber                                   100 Backstroke & 200 Breaststroke

Oliver Wruck                                      50 Freestyle

Sebastian Wruck                               50 Freestyle

Kian Wu                                               200 & 400 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

Max Zhao                                            50 Backstroke, 1500 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke

Zoe Zimonick                                      50 Fly

 

Saskatchewan A Long Course Time Standards:

Lauren Anderson                             100 Fly

Jonathan Arndt                                 100 Fly, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Backstroke

Cori Biberdorf                                    100 Fly, 200 & 400 IM

Kasey Biberdorf                                200 IM, 100 Freestyle

Joshua Block                                       800 & 1500 Freestyle

Briana Boyko                                     100 Fly, 100 Backstroke 100 & 400 Freestyle

Carsyn Busa                                        100 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle

Jacob Cameron                                 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke

Emily Charabin                                  50 Fly

Megan Davies                                    50 Freestyle

Landon Dubiel                                   50 & 200 Breaststroke, 400 IM, 200 Fly

Emmett Findlay                                 50 & 100 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle

Adam Foster                                      200 Fly & 400 Freestyle

Foster Fourney                                 1500 Freestyle

Paul Frankenhauser                        800 Freestyle

Katherine Gebhardt                        50 Backstroke

Nicole Godbout                                50 Breaststroke

Zahra Gokavi Bailey                         100 Freestyle

Kaelin Govender                              200 IM, 800 Freestyle

Revanya Govender                          200 IM, 100 & 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle

Nathan Grayston                              50 & 100 Backstroke, 50 Fly, 400 Freestyle

Jordyn Hahn                                       200 IM, 50 Fly

Olivia Hoffmann                               50 Fly, 50 Breaststroke, 400 Freestyle

Hadley Hollick                                    800 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke

Avery Houle                                       50 Fly

Claire Huber                                       1500 Freestyle, 400 IM

Mateo Jarcan                                     100 Backstroke

Lucas Kelln                                          200 Freestyle

Clara Lane                                           100 & 200 Freestyle, 200 IM & 50 Breaststroke

Monica Lin                                          100 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle

Katie Longjohn                                  50 Freestyle

Isaac Louie                                          100 Fly

Jacey Lutze                                         100 Fly

Atticus Mowat                                  100 Breaststroke, 200 IM, 50 & 100 Freestyle

Avyn Munshaw                                 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle

Gracie Munshaw                              200 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Fly

Spencer Nave                                    1500 Freestyle

Obi Nguyen                                        200 Backstroke

Kellen Nolan                                       50 & 200 Backstroke

Dorian Opitz                                       100 Backstroke

Alyssa Park                                          400 Freestyle

Ethan Rieger                                      100 Backstroke

Carson Sereda-Wosminity            1500 Freestyle

Sophia Sukut                                      200 & 400 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke

Shay Sullivan                                      50 Backstroke & 200 Backstroke, 100 & 800 Freestyle

Max Thille                                            1500 Freestyle, 50 Fly

Siarhei Tsyrhanovich                       100 Fly

Reese Veikle                                      50 Freestyle

Logan Vong                                        100 & 200 Freestyle

Mariah Weber                                   100 Fly

Sienna Weber                                    200 Backstroke

Phoenix Wiebe                                 50 Backstroke

Oliver Wruck                                      50 Fly, 100 Backstroke

Sebastian Wruck                               1500 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

 

Goldfins swimmers who posted 100% personal best times: Hassan Awadalla, Theo Baerwald, Addie Bartlett, Emery Bernier, Kasey Biberdorf, Violet Bi, Briana Boyko, Carsyn Busa, Victoria Darling, Landon Dubiel, Keiran Dyck, Kamlyn Dyck, Emmett Findlay, Noah Findlay, Foster Fourney, Abigail Gauld, Nicole Godbout, Zahra Gokavi Bailey, Sidney Goodwin, Revanya Govender, Nathan Grayston, Ava Gursky, Zoe Gursky, Carolanna Haight, Lydia Haight, Olivia Hoffmann, Dejan Jarcan, Landon Kennedy, Zalmon Kent, Clara Lane, Sofia Lazic, Piper Lejbak, Monica Lin, Kyle MacGillivray, Hala Mohamed, Rebeka Mourre, Avyn Munshaw, Gracie Munshaw, Spencer Nave, Dorian Opitz, Ethan Rieger, Lauren Russell, Sarah Slominski, Sophia Sukut, Max Thille, Siarhei Tsyrhanovich, Reese Veikle, Phoenix Weibe, Sebastian Wruck, Kian Wu, and Max Zhao.

 

 

The Top 3 Most Improved Events:

Keiran Dyck                                        1500 Freestyle                  “-474.38”

Spencer Nave                                    1500 Freestyle                  “-314.48”

Sami Benning                                     1500 Freestyle                  “-230.37”

 

The Goldfins Swim Club would like to thank Al Anderson's Source for Sports, and Goldfins sponsors and partners for their generous contribution to assist in the facilitation of this swim meet.  

The Goldfins swimmers and coaching staff would like to thank Colleen Patterson, Kelly Burke, 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: Bob Cowan, Belinda Bilous, Jennifer Abrahamson, and Ryan Lejbak for the guidance and support 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 via live video feed.

 

The Goldfins Swim Club will be preparing to compete in the upcoming Junior and Senior Provincial Championships – March 2023.

 

 Go Goldfins Go!

 

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