2024 Prairie Winter International Goldfins Post Meet Report

The Goldfins Swim Club had a very successful showing at the 2024 Prairie Winter International (PWI). Goldfins swimmers brought home 41 medals and posted numerous personal best times throughout this exciting championship weekend.

Medalists

GOLD Medalists:

• Sadie Burrows                               200M Fly
• Carsyn Busa                                  800M Freestyle, 400M Individual Medley
• Naomi Liu                                      50, 100 & 200M Breaststroke

·       Goldfins 12 & U Girls 200M Freestyle Relay: Carsyn Busa, Monica Lin, Sidney Goodwin, Naomi Liu

·       Goldfins 12 & U Girls 200M Medley Relay: Carsyn Busa, Abigail Gauld, Monica Lin, Naomi Liu

·       Goldfins 13 & U Boys 200M Freestyle Relay: Ethan Zbytovksy, Hassan Awadalla, Oliver Wruck, Benjamin Nesteroff

·       Goldfins 13 & U Boys 200M Medley Relay: Oliver Wruck, Phillip SHorte, Benjamin Nesteroff, Ethan Zbytovsky

Silver Medalists:

• ·       Harper Bear                                  100M Individual Medley
• ·       Carsyn Busa                                   200M Freestyle, 100M Backstroke
• ·       Abigail Gauld                                 50 & 100M Breaststroke
• ·       Naomi Liu                                      200M Individual Medley, 100M Fly
• ·       Benjamin Nesteroff                      50M Backstroke & 50M Freestyle
• ·       Lan Nguyen                                   200M Breaststroke
• ·       Phillip Shorte                                 50 & 100M Breaststroke
• ·       Oliver Wruck                                 800M Freestyle, 200M Backstroke

Bronze Medalists:

• Cori Biberdorf                               50M Breaststroke
• Sadie Burrows                               50M Breaststroke
• Carsyn Busa                                  50M Backstroke, 400 Freestyle
• Abigail Gauld                                 200M Breaststroke
• Olivia Hoffmann                            200, 400 & 1500M Freestyle
• Monica Lin                                    50M Fly, 100M Breaststroke, 50M Freestyle
• Benjamin Nesteroff                      100M Backstroke
• Lan Nguyen                                   200M Individual Medley
• Phillip Shorte                                 200M Breaststroke
• Shay Sullivan                                 200M Breaststroke
• Chasen Weber                              800M Freestyle
• Sienna Weber                               1500M Freestyle
• Ethan Zbytovsky                            800M Freestyle

Personal Best Achievements

Congratulations to these Goldfins swimmers who posted 100% personal best short course times: Farrah Aitken, Briana Boyko, Sadie Burrows, Gillian Grayston, Ava Gursky, Dejan Jarcan, Monica Lin, Naomi Liu, Sienna Weber and Ethan Zbytovsky.

Goldfins Top 3 Most Improved Events

1. Harper Bear                    100M Individual Medley                “-47.80”             37.6% Improvement
2. Cori Biberdorf                 100M Individual Medley               “-27.83”             26.4% Improvement
3. Ava Gursky                      100M Individual Medley               “-17.35”             17.5% Improvement

The Goldfins posted 73 new Senior and Junior Provincial Short Course Time Standards. This impressive achievement highlights the dedication and hard work of the swimmers and their coaching staff.  The Goldfins Swim Club celebrated, as Gillian Grayston, Lauren Russell, Will Sothilingam, and Sienna Weber are eligible to compete in the 2025 Man/SK Short Course Championships.  A big cheer for Zahra Gokavi Bailey who posted her first AA Short Course Time Standard in the 200M Individual Medley event, posting a personal best time of 2:42.59.  

Swim Saskatchewan AA Provincial Short Course Time Standards

Aliyah Aubut                                               50 & 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle

Hassan Awadalla                                        200 Backstroke

Cori Biberdorf                                             100 Breaststroke

Kasey Biberdorf                                          50 Freestyle

Josh Block                                                   50 & 200 Backstroke

Briana Boyko                                               50 & 100 Freestyle, 100 Fly

Kai Burke                                                     100 Fly

Sadie Burrows                                             50 & 100 Breaststroke, 100 & 200 Fly

Carsyn Busa                                                800 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley

Abigail Gauld                                              200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle

Zahra Gokavi Bailey                                    200 Individual Medley

Sidney Goodwin                                         50 Freestyle

Gillian Grayston                                          200 Backstroke

Ava Gursky                                                  50 Backstroke

Emmy Hoffmann                                        50 & 200 Breaststroke, 200 Individual Medley

Olivia Hoffmann                                         1500 Freestyle

Hadley Hollick                                             200 Breaststroke

Dejan Jarcan                                               50 Backstroke

Mateo Jarcan                                              800 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke

Naomi Liu                                                    50 & 200 Breaststroke, 100 Fly

Markel Martinez De San Vicente               50 Breaststroke

Gracie Munshaw                                        100 & 1500 Freestyle

Benjamin Nesteroff                                    800 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley

Lan Nguyen                                                 200 & 800 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke

Lauren Russell                                            50 Breaststroke

Aiden Sereda-Wosminity                           50 & 100 Breaststroke, 200 IM

Phillip Shorte                                              400 Individual Medley, 200 Breaststroke

Will Sothilingam                                         50 Freestyle

Shay Sullivan                                               100 Breaststroke

Chasen Weber                                            200 Fly

Sienna Weber                                             1500 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

Oliver Wruck                                               800 Freestyle

Ethan Zbytovsky                                         200 & 800 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley

Swim Saskatchewan A Provincial Short Course Time Standards

Violet Bi                                                      100 Freestyle

Briana Boyko                                               50 Breaststroke

Kamlyn Dyck                                               100 Fly

Sidney Goodwin                                         800 Freestyle

Ava Gursky                                                  50 Backstroke

Ivy Kellett                                                    50 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle

Markel Martinez De San Vicente              200 Freestyle

Will Sothilingam                                         50 & 100 Breaststroke, 100 Freestyle

Sebastian Wruck                                         50 Backstroke             

Overall, the 2024 PWI was a testament to the Goldfins' commitment to excellence and sportsmanship. We look forward to seeing more outstanding performances as the club prepares for future competitions. Congratulations to all the athletes, coaches, and supporters for making this event a success!

A heartfelt thank you to Manta Swim Club for hosting the December Championships.  The Goldfins swimmers and coaching staff would like to thank the Goldfins chaperones who took such great care of our athletes throughout this exciting weekend: Crystal Maslin, Jason Wosminity, and Dwight Grayston.

This weekend, the Goldfins Swim Club is competing in Edmonton, AB, at the 2024 J.P. Fiset Invitational, taking place from December 12 to 15, 2024.

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