Goldfins Swim Club Post Meet Report - RODS Winter Solstice 2023

The weather outside may have been frightful, however, the Goldfins swimming inside was truly delightful at the 2023 RODS Winter Solstice swim meet – December 9 & 10, 2023 – Regina, SK.  The Goldfins Swim Club had 52 swimmers competing in 355 individual events and in 16 relay events at this exciting competition.  Goldfins swimmers posted 4 new Senior Provincial qualifying time standards and 19 new Junior Provincial qualifying time standards at this wonderful wintry swim meet.

Swim Saskatchewan AA Provincial Short Course Qualifying Time Standards:

Monica Lin                                          50 Freestyle

Lan Nguyen                                        50 & 200 Breaststroke

Ethan Rieger                                       50 Backstroke

Swim Saskatchewan A Provincial Short Course Qualifying Time Standards:

Enioluwa Agbejule                              50 Freestyle

Erioluwa Agbejule                               50 Freestyle

Sadie Burrows                                    200 Breaststroke, 50 Fly, 400 Freestyle

Emily Charabin                                   200 IM

Abigail Gauld                                      200 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle

Zahra Gokavi Bailey                           400 IM

Sidney Goodwin                                  100 Freestyle

Emmy Hoffmann                                 100 & 200 Backstroke

Monica Lin                                          200 IM, 200 Breaststroke, 50 Fly, 100 Backstroke

Katie Longjohn                                    50 Fly

Lan Nguyen                                        200 Backstroke

Lauren Russell                                    200 Breaststroke

Goldfins posted 234 personal best times this past weekend.  Congratulations to Monica Lin, Emmy Hoffmann, Zahra Gokavi Bailey and to Claire Gerich who posted 100% personal best short course times.

Goldfins Most Top 3 Most Improved Events:

Jasper Ledingham-Off                      50 Freestyle          “-14.33”           19.8% Improvement

Gillian Grayston                                  50 Fly                       “-11.60”           19.1% Improvement

Sidney Goodwin                                 100 Freestyle         “-19.34”           18.6% Improvement

Thank you to the Regina Optimist Dolphins Swim Club for hosting this event.

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club will be back in action at the 2023 RODS Winter Classic – January 19 - 21, 2024 – Regina, SK.

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