47th Goldfins Invitational Post Meet Report

November 3, 2023

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club competed in the 47^th Goldfins Invitational – October 27 – 29, 2023 - Shaw Centre, Saskatoon, SK. The Goldfins Swim Club was represented by 91 swimmers who swam in over 600 individual events.

At this swim meet, 66 Goldfins posted 184 NEW provincial short course qualifying time standards. The Club celebrated, as they added four new members to their 2024 provincial teams. Naomi Liu will join the Goldfins Senior Provincial Team as she posted six (6) Swim Saskatchewan AA Short Course time standards. The Goldfins Junior Provincial Team continues to grow with these swimmers being added to the roster: Lan Nguyen, Aiden Sereda-Wosminity and Phillip Shorte. These swimmers posted the required Swim Saskatchewan A Short Course time standards.

The Goldfins posted 488 personal best short course times with 32 Goldfins posting 100% personal best times. Congratulations to: Erioluwa Agbejule, Cori Biberdorf, Josh Block, Sadie Burrows, Carsyn Busa, James DeLathouwer, Keiran Dyck, Noah Findlay, Kaelin Govender, Nathan Grayston, Scott Heinbigner, Hadley Hollick, Avery Houle, Dejan Jarcan, Piper Lejbak, Avery Lutz, Gracie Munshaw, Spencer Nave, Lan Nguyen, Obi Nguyen, Lauren Russell, Joseph Shao, Phillip Shorte, Shay Sulllivan, Jordan Szutiak, Siarhei Tsyrhanovich, Chasen Weber, Oliver Wruck, Sebastian Wruck, Aiden Sereda-Wosminity, Carson Sereda-Wosminity, and Ethan Zbytovsky on this achievement.

Congratulations to the Top 3 Most Improved Goldfins events:

Victoria Darling 50 Fly “-18.12” 36.9% improvement

Foster Fourney 50 Fly “-11.79” 27.7% improvement

Carsyn Busa 200 Backstroke “-52.28” 23.0% improvement

Goldfins Masters swimmers Kendra Chernoff and Maurice Ogaick competed in this swim meet. Kendra Chernoff broke two (2) provincial masters records:

Women’s 30 – 34 – 400M IM – 5:32.91

Women’s 30 – 34 – 200M Freestyle – 2:10.26

*Records are unofficial until verified by Swim Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan AA Short Course Qualifying Time Standards:

Jonathan Arndt 200 & 1500 Freestyle

Sami Benning 400 Freestyle

Cori Biberdorf 50 Breaststroke

Carsyn Busa 100 & 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle

Kendra Chernoff 400 IM

Victoria Darling 50 Fly, 200 & 400 Freestyle

James DeLathouwer 50 & 100 Backstroke, 50 Fly, 50 Breaststroke

Keiran Dyck 100 & 200 Backstroke

Noah Findlay 50 & 200 Fly, 200 IM

Oliver Genest 50 Fly

Nicole Godbout 50 & 800 Freestyle

Nathan Grayston 100 Backstroke

Scott Heinbigner 400 Freestyle, 100 Fly

Hadley Hollick 50, 100 & 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke

Avery Houle 50 Breaststroke, 200 IM

Claire Huber 200 Freestyle

Dejan Jarcan 200 Breaststroke

Lucas Kelln 50 & 100 Breaststroke, 50 Backstroke

Piper Lejbak 50 & 100 Backstroke, 50 Fly, 800 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke, 200 IM

Naomi Liu 50, 100 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Fly, 100 & 200 Freestyle

Jacey Lutze 200 Freestyle

Rebeka Mourre 100 Backstroke

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

Spencer Nave 100 & 800 Freestyle

Obi Nguyen 50 Breaststroke

Ava Norman 50 Freestyle

Carson Sereda-Wosminity 100 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Fly, 100 & 200 Freestyle

Joseph Shao 100 Backstroke, 50 Fly, 200 Freestyle

Shay Sullivan 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 50 & 200 Freestyle, 50 & 200 Backstroke

Bryce Tierney 800 Freestyle

Chasen Weber 100 & 200 Backstroke

Oliver Wruck 100 & 200 Freestyle, 50 & 200 Backstroke,

Kian Wu 400 IM, 200 Backstroke

Claire Yeo 400 Freestyle

Ethan Zbytovsky 50 Freestyle

Zoe Zimonick 50 Fly, 1500 Freestyle

Saskatchewan A Short Course Qualifying Time Standards:

Inioluwa Agbejule 50 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke

Jonathan Arndt 200 Fly

Harper Bear 50 & 100 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke, 200 IM

Josh Block 50, 100, 200 Fly, 50 & 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

Briana Boyko 200 IM, 100 Fly

Sadie Burrows 100 & 200 Backstroke, 50 & 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 200 IM

Emily Charabin 50 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle

Kamlyn Dyck 50 & 100 Freestyle

Noah Findlay 200 Breaststroke, 1500 Freestyle

Foster Fourney 50 Fly, 200 IM, 50 Backstroke

Miller Gotto 200 Backstroke, 200 IM

Kaelin Govender 100 Fly

Revanya Govender 100 Freestyle

Nathan Grayston 200 Fly, 50 Breaststroke

Ava Gursky 200 Breaststroke

Hadley Hollick 50 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke

Avery Houle 100 & 200 Backstroke

Claire Huber 100 Fly

Mateo Jarcan 100 & 200 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

Clara Lane 100 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Fly

Anjubelle Lombard 50 Fly, 50 Freestyle

Katie Longjohn 200 Backstroke

Avery Lutz 50 Fly

Atticus Mowat 50 Fly

Avyn Munshaw 50 Fly

Spencer Nave 100 Fly

Benjamin Nesteroff 100 Freestyle

Lan Nguyen 100 & 200 Freestyle, 50 & 100 Breaststroke, 50 Backstroke

Ethan Rieger 100 Backstroke

Lauren Russell 100 Freestyle

Adien Sereda-Wosminity 50 & 200 Backstroke

Carson Sereda-Wosminity 200 IM

Joseph Shao 100 Fly

Phillip Shorte 50 Fly, 50, 100, 200 Freestyle, 50 & 200 Backstroke, 200 IM

Rhett Smith 100 Breaststroke

Shay Sullivan 50 Fly

Jordan Szutiak 100 & 200 Fly

Max Thille 50 Fly

Chasen Weber 100 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Fly

Sienna Weber 50 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

Oliver Wruck 200 IM

Sebastian Wruck 50 Fly, 50 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle, 200 IM

Ethan Zbytovsky 100 Backstroke, 50 & 100 Breaststroke, 200 IM

The Goldfins swimmers and coaching staff would like to thank Kelly Burke, Colleen Patterson, 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: Belinda Bilous, Jennifer Abrahamson, Giselle Marcotte 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 will step up on the blocks at the Craven SPORT Services Racing Series #1 – November 4, 2023 – Shaw Centre, Saskatoon.

Go Goldfins Go!

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