SASKATOON GOLDFINS DEFEND THEIR SENIOR PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT THE 2023 WINTER MAN/SK CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club was successful in defending their Senior Provincial Man/SK Championship title at the 2023 Winter Man/SK Championships – March 2 – 5, 2023 – Saskatoon, SK. The Goldfins scored 6217.5 points, clinching Saskatchewan’s Top Large Club Award and the Man/SK Overall Top Large Club Award, scoring 6217.5 points
Goldfins posted numerous qualifying times for upcoming National, Regional, and Provincial competitions. Bryce Tierney posted his 2023 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials qualifying times in the 50M and in the 100M Breaststroke events. Bryce will compete in this national championships March 28 – April 2, 2023 – Toronto, ON.
The Goldfins added members to the Goldfins Western Championship team, bolstering Goldfins team members to now include eleven members. Sami Benning, Keiran Dyck, Abby Gebhardt, Ian Genest, Holden Lees, Isabel Magus, Rebeka Mourre, Obi Nguyen, Rhett Smith, Bryce Tierney and Siarhei Tsyrhanovich will travel to Calgary, AB – March 16 – 19, 2023 to compete in the 2023 Speedo Canadian Western Championships.
Keiran Dyck, Holden Lees, Rhett Smith and Bryce Tierney posted Canadian Junior Championships qualifying time standards. They will compete in this national event – August 1 – 6, 2023 – Toronto, ON.
The Goldfins Male 16 & O 200M Medley Relay broke a provincial record that had stood since 1991. A member of the 1991 record holding relay team, Jeff Toth - Head Coach - Flatland Swimming was on site to congratulate the Goldfins male team: Andrew Nghiem, Bryce Tierney, Ian Genest and Obi Nguyen.
Goldfins swimmers earned the following High Point Awards:
Saskatchewan Age Group High Point Awards
Female 12 & Under: Piper Lejbak, Female 15 & O: Isabel Magus
Male 13 & Under: Landon Kennedy, Male 14 – 15: Keiran Dyck, Male 16 & O: Bryce Tierney
Overall Age Group High Point Awards:
Female 12 & Under: Piper Lejbak (Tie)
Male 13 & Under: Landon Kennedy, Male 14 – 15: Keiran Dyck
Congratulations to the Top 3 Goldfins:
Female:
Piper Lejbak 270 Points
Nicole Godbout 217 Points
Isabel Magus 175 Points
Male:
Keiran Dyck 350 Points
Landon Kennedy 330 Points
Bryce Tierney 220 Points
Gold Medalists:
Keiran Dyck 200 & 400 IM, 100 & 200 Fly, 200 Breaststroke, 200 & 800 Freestyle
Noah Findlay 100 & 200 Fly
Abby Gebhardt 50 Breaststroke
Nicole Godbout 1500 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Fly
Landon Kennedy 200 & 400 IM, 100 & 200 Breaststroke, 400 Freestyle, 50 Fly
Piper Lejbak 200 Fly, 200 Freestyle, 400 IM
Isabel Magus 50 Fly
Bryce Tierney 100 & 200 Breaststroke, 200 Backstroke
Siarhei Tsyrhanovich 100 & 200 Backstroke
200 Freestyle Relay
Female 12 & U GOLD A: Shay Sullivan, Jordyn Hahn, Cori Biberdorf, Piper Lejbak
200 Medley Relay
Female 12 & U GOLD A: Shay Sullivan, Jordyn Hahn, Cori Biberdorf, Piper Lejbak
Male 13 & U GOLD A: James DeLathouwer, Max Thille, Landon Kennedy, Carson Sereda-Wosminity
Silver Medalists:
Sami Benning 200 Backstroke
Cori Biberdorf 200 Fly
James DeLathouwer 200 Backstroke
Abby Gebhardt 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Ian Genest 200 Fly
Oliver Genest 400 IM
Jordyn Hahn 50 Breaststroke
Scott Heinbigner 100 & 200 Backstroke
Landon Kennedy 800 Freestyle
Piper Lejbak 50, 100, 1500 Freestyle, 100 Fly
Jacey Lutze 1500 Freestyle
Isabel Magus 100 Fly
Andrew Nghiem 200 IM
Shay Sullivan 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Max Thille 200 Breaststroke
Siarhei Tsyrhanovich 50 Backstroke
Max Zhao 200 Fly, 400 IM
200 Freestyle Relay
Male 13 & U GOLD A: Landon Kennedy, Carson Sereda-Wosminity, Sebastian Wruck, Max Thille
Female 13-14 GOLD A: Victoria Darling, Nicole Godbout, Zoe Zimonick, Jacey Lutze
Male 14-15 GOLD A: Scott Heinbigner, Spencer Nave, Keiran Dyck, Siarhei Tsyrhanovich
Male 16 & O GOLD A: Dorian Optiz, Bryce Tierney, Rhett Smith, Obi Nguyen
200 Medley Relay
Female 13-14 GOLD A: Nicole Godbout, Victoria Darling, Zoe Zimonick, Jacey Lutze
Male 14-15 GOLD A: Siarhei Tsyrhanovich, Spencer Nave, Keiran Dyck, Scott Heinbigner
Female 15 & O GOLD A: Anya Sasata, Abby Gebhardt, Rebeka Mourre, Isabel Magus
Male 16 & O GOLD A: Andrew Nghiem, Bryce Tierney, Ian Genest, Obi Nguyen
Bronze Medalists:
Victoria Darling 50 & 100 Freestyle
James DeLathouwer 100 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle
Noah Findlay 50 Fly
Ian Genest 200 & 400 IM
Nicole Godbout 50 Fly, 400 IM
Jordyn Hahn 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Scott Heinbigner 100 Freestyle, 50 Fly, 50 Backstroke
Avery Houle 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Holden Lees 200 Breaststroke
Isabel Magus 200 IM, 100 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke
Carson Sereda-Wosminity 50 Backstroke
Rhett Smith 200 & 1500 Freestyle
Shay Sullivan 200 IM, 50 Breaststroke
Max Thille 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke, 400 IM
Bryce Tierney 100 Backstroke
Sebastian Wruck 100 Fly
Max Zhao 1500 Freestyle
200 Freestyle Relay
Female 12 & U GOLD B: Kasey Biberdorf, Hadley Hollick, Carsyn Busa, Gracie Munshaw
Male 13 & U GOLD B: Max Zhao, Noah Findlay, Oliver Wruck, James DeLathouwer
Female 15 & O GOLD B: Zoe Benning, Abby Gebhardt, Anya Sasata, Lauren Anderson
200 Medley Relay
Female 12 & U GOLD B: Kasey Biberdorf, Hadley Hollick, Gracie Munshaw, Carsyn Busa
Goldfins posting 100% Personal Best Times:
Cori Biberdorf, James DeLathouwer, Keiran Dyck, Noah Findlay, Scott Heinbigner, Avery Houle, Dejan Jarcan, Landon Kennedy, Piper Lejbak, Obi Nguyen, Joseph Shao, Shay Sullivan, Jordan Szutiak, and Bryce Tierney.
Top 3 Most Improved Goldfins Events:
James DeLathouwer 1500 Freestyle “-118.08”
Jonathan Arndt 200 IM “- 82.41”
Bryce Tierney 400 IM “- 74.37”
Canadian Swimming Trials LC Qualifying Time Standards
Bryce Tierney 50 & 100 Breaststroke
Canadian Junior Championships LC Qualifying Time Standards
Keiran Dyck 200 Breaststroke, 200 Fly, 400 IM
Holden Lees 100 Breaststroke
Rhett Smith 400 Freestyle
Bryce Tierney 100 Breaststroke
Western Canadian Championships LC Qualifying Time Standards
Sami Benning 200 Backstroke
Keiran Dyck 100 & 200 Fly, 800 Freestyle
Ian Genest 200 Breaststroke, 400 IM
Isabel Magus 100 Fly, 100 Freestyle
Dorian Opitz 50 Freestyle
Bryce Tierney 200 Backstroke
Swim Saskatchewan AA LC Qualifying Time Standards
Zoe Benning 50 Freestyle
Cori Biberdorf 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Carsyn Busa 50 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke
James DeLathouwer 50,100, 200,1500 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 100 Backstroke & 200 Backstroke
Noah Findlay 200 Fly, 200 Freestyle
Oliver Genest 200 IM, 50 Breaststroke
Nicole Godbout 200 Fly
Kaelin Govender 100 Freestyle
Jordyn Hahn 50 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke
Scott Heinbigner 200 IM
Avery Houle 200 Breaststroke, 100 Freestyle
Claire Huber 50 Freestyle
Dejan Jarcan 50 & 100 Breaststroke
Lucas Kelln 100 Freestyle
Landon Kennedy 400 Freestyle
Piper Lejbak 100 Fly
Jacey Lutze 400 IM
Rebeka Mourre 200 IM
Gracie Munshaw 200 IM
Spencer Nave 100 Freestyle
Obi Nguyen 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke
Carson Sereda-Wosminity 100 Freestyle
Joseph Shao 200 Freestyle
Shay Sullivan 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke
Jordan Szutiak 50 Backstroke
Max Thille 800 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke
Bryce Tierney 400 IM
Siarhei Tsyrhanovich 200 IM, 50 Fly
Mariah Weber 1500 Freestyle, 50 Fly, 400 IM
Swim Saskatchewan A LC Qualifying Time Standards
Jonathan Arndt 200 IM
Cori Biberdorf 200 Fly
Carsyn Busa 200 IM
Victoria Darling 400 IM
Foster Fourney 50 Fly
Kaelin Govender 50 Fly
Hadley Hollick 100 & 200 Freestyle
Claire Huber 200 IM
Lucas Kelln 100 Breaststroke
Isaac Louie 200 Fly
Avyn Munshaw 200 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Gracie Munshaw 100 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke
Dorian Opitz 200 Freestyle
Anya Sasata 50 Breaststroke
Joseph Shao 100 Fly
Jaclyn Szutiak 50 Breaststroke
Jordan Szutiak 200 IM, 50 Breaststroke
Oliver Wruck 200 IM
Sebastian Wruck 200 IM
Goldfins swimmers were well represented in the Team Sask Provincial Relays. Congratulations to these Goldfins named to the Provincial Relay Teams: Jordyn Hahn, Piper Lejbak, Abby Gebhardt, Isabel Magus, Carson Sereda-Wosminity, Max Thille, Landon Kennedy, Siarhei Tsyrhanovich, Scott Heinbigner, Joseph Shao, Bryce Tierney and Obi Nguyen.
Team Sask took GOLD MEDALS in the Male 13 & Under and the Female 15 & Over 200M Medley Relay teams. Congratulations to all the Saskatchewan swimmers on these achievements.
The Goldfins swimmers and coaching staff would like to thank Swim Saskatchewan for partnering to host this event. Thank you to the Man/SK referees, swim meet officials, volunteers, to our meet managers: Kelly Burke and Ryan MacGillivray, Entries Chairperson Marni Caldwell, Supervising Referee Gary Thronberg, and to Officials Coordinators: Kelly Kozak and Tanya Gokavi. Thank you to Goldfins parent Chris Yeo for providing the broadcast of this exciting event. The Saskatoon Goldfins would like to thank and acknowledge the 2023 Winter Man/SK Championships sponsors and partners.
Way to Go GOLDFINS!
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