Saskatoon Goldfins Host Spectacular Conclusion to 2025 Swim Season
The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club hosted the final Little Caesars Fun Meet of the 2025 Swim Season, Friday, June 27, 2025 at the Shaw Centre, Saskatoon, SK. There were 90 Junior Goldfins (Bronze, Silver & Gold) swimmers and 6 Saskatoon Goldfins who collectively posted 212 Personal Bests.
Congratulations to the swimmers who posted 100% Personal Best Times: Audrey Anderson, McKinley Bowman, Kendrick Brewster, Noelle Butler, Noa Chasse Wolfson, Abigail Choo, Chayenne Dalanon, Mehdi ElMoueden, Qualen Flemming, Kassia Gartner, Sibelle Ghouzail, Aoife Gibbons, Michael Goncharov, Olive Gregoire, Oaklynn Guebert, Summer Gullacher, Karen Helmuth, Leilani Hitchings, Olive Horner-Uhyn, Kyra Jackson, Melody Jimmy, Alandria Kimbley, Hazel Klassen, Emersyn Kondrat, Isabella Kryzanowski, Andy Ma, Rosalie Madziar, Cassidy Mai, Elizabeth McIntyre, Shuning Meng, Violet Murray, Gabriel Myrfield-Wolfe, Eigen Pascua, Rhyzabelle Pasion, Elias Reiter, Caitlyn Samonte, Caley Samonte, Madison Scharback, Nereya Sintes O’Malley, Makar Skliar, Jack Smela, Maisie Smela, Aurora Stamnes, Chloey Sun, Aruke Uzbekova, Liam Veikle, Thomas Waldner, Ethan Wang, Isaac Willick, Xiaomeng Xing, and Hannah Yonkman.
The Junior Goldfins Most Improved Events:
25M Freestyle (Bronze):
Makar Skliar 49.0% Improvement “-43.37”
Chayenne Dalanon 46.8% Improvement “-37.36”
Noelle Butler 38.1% Improvement “-32.42”
100M Freestyle (Gold):
Aoife Gibbons 23.7% Improvement “-38.40”
Chloey Sun 19.2% Improvement “-31.31”
Elizabeth McIntyre 16.5% Improvement “-27.77”
50M Freestyle (Silver):
Emersyn Kondrat 25.5% Improvement “-21.61”
Aurora Stamnes 24.2% Improvement “-23.25”
Qualen Flemming 22.8% Improvement “-17.88”
25M Backstroke (Bronze):
Makar Skliar 52.1% Improvement “-43.87”
Noelle Butler 50.1% Improvement “-50.85”
Melody Jimmy 49.0% Improvement “-50.19”
25M Backstroke (Silver):
Gabriel Myrfield-Wolfe 43.7% Improvement “-28.59”
Emersyn Kondrat 28.2% Improvement “-11.99”
Rhyzalbelle Pasion 26.0% Improvement “-10.37”
50M Backstroke (Gold):
Aoife Gibbons 17.7% Improvement “-13.08”
Summer Gullacher 16.9% Improvement “-13.01”
Chloey Sun 15.2% Improvement “-11.56”
25M Freestyle Kick (Bronze):
No Improved Results
50M Freestyle Kick (Silver):
Aurora Stamnes 27.7% Improvement “-25.42”
Arian Rezaei 27.7% Improvement “-30.98”
Emersyn Kondrat 21.7% Improvement “-21.36”
50M Freestyle Kick (Gold):
Chloey Sun 15.8% Improvement “-11.20”
Hannah Yonkman 14.8% Improvement “-10.59”
Madison Scharback 11.0% Improvement “- 7.96”
The Saskatoon Goldfins would like to sincerely thank the 2025 Fun Meet title sponsor – Little Caesars Pizza. Lana Niro and her team have generously provided pizza for over 600 swimmers and volunteers at the three Fun Meets held during this season.
The donation of this delicious pizza capped off an amazing evening of competition. Young swimmers demonstrated their competitive swimming skills that they will continue to develop in the Junior Goldfins – Learn to Race Program. The Goldfins’ Coaching Staff would like to congratulate the swimmers for dedicated practice of these skills and of their improved racing tactics.
The Saskatoon Goldfins would like to thank all the volunteers, coaches, and swimmers for their tremendous efforts in ensuring these Fun Meets continue to be a remarkable success.
Little Caesars 2025 Spring Fun Meet Results
Congratulations to the Top 3 Goldfins/Junior Goldfins Results:
25M Freestyle - Bronze
1. Cassidy Mai
2. Karen Helmuth
3. Abby Choo
100M Freestyle - Gold
1. Leilani Hitchings
2. Aoife Gibbons
3. Erykah Aubut
50M Freestyle - Silver
1. Olive Horner-Uhyn
2. Qualen Flemming
3. Jack Smela
25M Backstroke - Bronze
1. Cassidy Mai
2. Karen Helmuth
3. Abby Choo
25M Backstroke - Silver
1. Sara Horvath
2. McKinley Bowman
3. Jack Smela
50M Backstroke - Gold
1. Jake Brookman
2. Aruke Uzbekova
3. Liam Veikle
25M Freestyle Kick - Bronze
1. Cassidy Mai
2. Karen Helmuth
3. Eric Chen
50M Freestyle Kick - Silver
1. Sophia Meng
2. Jack Smela
3. Aurora Stamnes
50M Freestyle Kick - Gold
1. Liam Veikle
2. Hannah Yonkman
3. Alice Fu
The success of the swim meet highlights the dedication of all involved. Special thanks to Lana Niro and her team at Little Caesars for a memorable season, and gratitude to the Junior Goldfins parents and volunteers who served as officials.
The expertise and guidance provided by the Goldfins Senior Officials were invaluable. Thank you to Randall Keays, Colleen Patterson, Ryan Lejbak, Ryan MacGillivray, Tori Veikle, Conrad Veikle, Maurice Ogaick, Charlsie Ogaick, and Kristen Mah for their support.
A heartfelt thanks also to Nicole Soloduik and the Junior Goldfins Coaching Staff, whose efforts made this season a terrific success.
With the season concluded, the Junior Goldfins look forward to continuing their journey in competitive swimming.
With the season now concluded, the Junior Goldfins are set to take a break in July and August. Registration for the 2026 Junior Goldfins – Learn to Race Program will open on July 15, 2025. For more details, visit www.goldfins.ca.
The Saskatoon Goldfins look forward to welcoming all swimmers back for another exciting season of competitive swimming.
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