GOLD for GOLD at PWI 2023

January 4, 2024

It was a GOLDEN weekend for Goldfins swimmer Noah Findlay, as he stood on the top of the podium eight (8) times at the Prairie Winter International 2023 – December 7 – 10, 2023 – Winnipeg, MB.

Noah was awarded the Boys 13 & Under Individual High Points award, scoring a total of 40 points. Noah’s additional achievements at this meet included him posting two new Swim Saskatchewan AA Short Course Provincial Time Standards in the 800M Freestyle and in the 400M Freestyle. Noah finished the weekend off on a high, as he swam the 100M Freestyle, posting a time under the minute mark for the first time in his swimming career.

“Noah had such a terrific meet,” Head Development Coach Jennifer Robinson said, as she reflected on the Findlay’s performance achievements. “Noah accepted the challenge head on, as his weekend’s swimming program, included a total of eight individual events and his anchoring of the two Goldfins Boys’ 13 & Under A relay teams. It was no small feat to compete in 18 races across the weekend, posting one-hundred percent personal best individual times.”

Goldfins swimmer Piper Lejbak tied for the Girls 12 & Under Individual High Points award, posting a total of 25 points. Lejbak also competed in a total of eight individual events and was a member of the two Goldfins Girls 12 & Under A relays.

Robinson added, “Piper’s winning of the High Point award was well deserved. She too had a total of 18 races across the four-day competition. She simply did not let up as she posted five new AA Short Course Provincial Time Standards in the 400M Individual Medley, 100M Fly, 200M Fly, 200M Breaststroke, and in the 200M Backstroke.”

Goldfins swimmer, Shay Sullivan, rounded out the Top 3 Goldfins high point scorers, posting a total of 14 individual points. The Goldfins Swim Club proudly stood on every step of the podium throughout the weekend. The Club’s swimmers took home 47 individual medals and 3 relay medals. The Goldfins coaches were pleased to see numerous Goldfins swimmers contributing to the overall medal count.

“The medal winning performances, paired with personal best achievements show growth and development across the Program”, said Robinson. “Considering that we are only a third of the way through our season, I feel like our Club will have a lot of motivation going into the new year.”

Goldfins Swim Club statistics - Prairie Winter International 2023:

· 50 Goldfins swimmers competed in this event

· 47 Individual Medals (18 GOLD, 14 Silver, 15 Bronze)

· 3 GOLD Relay Medals (Girls 12 & Under 200M Freestyle Relay, Boys 13 & Under: 200M Freestyle Relay, 200M Medley Relay)

· 288 Personal Best Times

· 96 NEW Swim Saskatchewan Provincial Short Course Qualifying Time Standards

Gold Medalists:

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

Oliver Genest 200 IM

Landon Kennedy 400 IM

Piper Lejbak 50, 100 & 1500 Freestyle, 200 Fly

Shay Sullivan 200 IM

Chasen Weber 400 IM

Claire Yeo 1500 Freestyle

Zoe Zimonick 800 Freestyle

Goldfins 12 & U Girls ‘A’ 200M Freestyle Relay: Shay Sullivan, Cori Biberdorf, Gracie Munshaw, Piper Lejbak

Goldfins 13 & U Boys ‘A’ 200M Freestyle Relay: Atticus Mowat, Ethan Zbytovsky, Oliver Wruck, Noah Findlay

Goldfins 13 & U Boys ‘A’ 200M Medley Relay: Chasen Weber, Dejan Jarcan, Noah Findlay, Atticus Mowat

Silver Medalists:

Lauren Anderson 200 Backstroke

Josh Block 200 Backstroke

Foster Fourney 200 Freestyle

Oliver Genest 100 Backstroke

Nathan Grayston 200 Backstroke

Piper Lejbak 400 IM, 100 Fly

Avyn Munshaw 200 Fly

Shay Sullivan 400 & 800 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Breaststroke

Zoe Zimonick 200 & 400 IM

Bronze:

Hassan Awadalla 100 & 200 Breaststroke

Josh Block 200 Fly

Foster Fourney 50 Freestyle

Oliver Genest 100 Freestyle

Hadley Hollick 800 Freestyle, 400 IM, 100 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke

Landon Kennedy 800 Freestyle

Piper Lejbak 200 Backstroke

Atticus Mowat 200 Backstroke

Carson Sereda-Wosminity 200 Backstoke

Shay Sullivan 100 Freestyle

Zoe Zimonick 100 Backstroke

Saskatchewan AA Short Course Provincial Qualifying Time Standards:

Hassan Awadalla 100 Fly, 100 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke

Cori Biberdorf 50 & 100 Freestyle, 200 IM

Josh Block 800 Freestyle

James DeLathouwer 400 IM

Noah Findlay 400 & 800 Freestyle

Adam Foster 100 Fly

Foster Fourney 200 & 800 Freestyle

Katherine Gebhardt 100 & 200 Breaststroke

Oliver Genest 200 Freestyle, 100 Fly

Kaelin Govender 200 Freestyle

Nathan Grayston 100 Fly, 50 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

Olivia Hoffmann 200 IM

Hadley Hollick 50 & 800 Freestyle, 200 & 400 IM

Claire Huber 50 Freestyle, 200 IM

Landon Kennedy 800 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Breaststroke

Piper Lejbak 400 IM, 100 & 200 Fly, 200 Breaststroke 200 Backstroke

Avery Lutz 100 & 200 Backstroke, 200 IM

Jacey Lutze 100 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle

Avyn Munshaw 200 Fly

Spencer Nave 200 IM

Carson Sereda-Wosminity 50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke

Joseph Shao 200 IM

Shay Sullivan 400 & 800 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 400 IM, 100 Backstroke

Jaclyn Szutiak 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle

Jordan Szutiak 200 Freestyle, 100 Fly, 50 Freestyle

Max Thille 50 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke

Chasen Weber 200 & 400 IM

Mariah Weber 400 IM

Zoe Zimonick 50, 200 & 800 Freestyle, 200 & 400 IM

Saskatchewan A Short Course Provincial Qualifying Time Standards:

Inioluwa Agbejule 100 & 200 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 IM

Cori Biberdorf 100 Fly, 100 Backstroke

Kasey Biberdorf 100 Backstroke

Violet Bi 100 & 200 Breaststroke

Kamlyn Dyck 200 Freestyle

Foster Fourney 200 Backstroke

Ava Gursky 100 Breaststroke

Olivia Hoffmann 100 Fly

Dejan Jarcan 800 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke

Atticus Mowat 100 Breaststroke, 400 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

Avyn Munshaw 200 Freestyle

Gracie Munshaw 100 Breaststroke

Spencer Nave 100 Backstroke

Phillip Shorte 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke

Sophia Sukut 200 IM

Jaclyn Szutiak 100 Breaststroke

Sienna Weber 100 Breaststroke

Oliver Wruck 400 Freestyle

Goldfins posted 288 personal best short course times. Twenty Goldfins swimmers posted 100% personal short course best times: Inioluwa Agbejule, Violet Bi, Carsyn Busa, James DeLathouwer, Noah Findlay, Katherine Gebhardt, Oliver Genest, Kaelin Govender, Nathan Grayston, Olivia Hoffmann, Claire Huber, Naomi Liu, Avery Lutz, Jacey Lutze, Spencer Nave, Jaclyn Szutiak, Jordan Szutiak, Mariah Weber, Sienna Weber, and Sebastian Wruck.

Goldfins Top 3 Most Improved Events:

Atticus Mowat 200 Backstroke “-68.81” 29.2% Improvement

Spencer Nave 100 Backstroke “-23.12” 24.1% Improvement

Atticus Mowat 100 Breaststroke “-21.98” 19.8% Improvement

Thank you to Manta Swim Club for hosting this swim meet. Thank you to the Goldfins parents who chaperoned our meet: Kelly Kozak, Drew Findlay and Sean Nave. Thank you to the Goldfins parents who officiated at the swim meet this weekend.

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club will be back in action at OSC J.P. Fiset Invitational - December 14 - 17, 2023 - Edmonton, AB.

Go Goldfins Go!

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