2026 Bridge City Record-Breaking Achievements and Emerging Talents

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club made a notable splash at the Bridge City Spring Classic swim meet, held from April 16 to April 19, 2026, in Saskatoon, SK. With 152 swimmers diving into over 800 individual races, the team collectively achieved an impressive 853 personal best long course times, underscoring the depth of talent within the club.

Crossing New Bridges: Outstanding Achievements

A standout moment for the Goldfins was Victoria Darling's remarkable performance in the 100M Freestyle, where she clocked a qualifying time of 59.52 seconds for the 2026 Best of the West Fest. This achievement not only highlights Victoria's exceptional talent but also paves her path to compete on the grand stage in Winnipeg, MB, from April 23 to 26.

The Goldfins proudly welcomed new members to their Junior and Senior Provincial Teams, with Tycho Hall and Erykah Aubut joining the Junior ranks, while Piper Veikle and Wallis Fisher-Katz strengthened the Senior team.

2026 Mel Zajac

• Foster Fourney: 50 Fly

2026 Best of the West Fest

·       Victoria Darling: 100 Freestyle

Swim Saskatchewan AA LC Qualifying Time Standards:

• Farrah Aitken: 1500 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle
• Sofia Baron: 100 Backstroke, 200 Individual Medley
• Harper Bear: 200 Breaststroke, 200 Fly, 200 Freestyle
• Cori Biberdorf: 100 & 200 Fly
• Josh Block: 400 Individual Medley, 200 Backstroke, 800 Freestyle
• Sadie Burrows: 400 Individual Medley, 200 & 400 Freestyle
• Carsyn Busa: 100 Backstroke
• Kamlyn Dyck: 200 Fly
• Jacob Findlay: 50, 100 & 200 Fly, 200, 400 & 800 Freestyle
• Wallis Fisher-Katz: 50 Backstroke
• Zeyah Flemming: 100 Fly, 400 & 800 Freestyle
• Abigail Gauld: 100 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle
• Miller Gotto: 100 Breaststroke
• Gillian Grayston: 100 & 1500 Freestyle
• Emmy Hoffmann: 200 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke
• Ivy Kellett: 200 Fly
• Nicole Lam: 50 Freestyle
• Anton Magsuci: 50 Breaststroke
• Elliotte Mah: 50 Breaststroke, 100 Freestyle
• Alisha Memon: 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 100 Freestyle
• Atticus Mowat: 100 Fly, 100 Freestyle
• Binh An Nguyen: 200 Backstroke
• Ella Reiter: 50 Fly
• Maddi Sanz: 50 Breaststroke
• Aiden Sereda-Wosminity: 50 Breaststroke
• Will Sothilingam: 200 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle
• Hudson St. Amant: 200 Freestyle
• Piper Veikle: 200 Backstroke
• Chasen Weber: 400 Individual Medley, 100 Backstroke, 200 Fly, 200 & 800 Freestyle
• Brette White: 200 & 400 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke
• Dakota Wigness: 200 Fly
• Oliver Wruck: 100 Fly
• Ethan Zbytovksy: 50 Fly, 400 Freestyle

Swim Saskatchewan A LC Qualifying Time Standards:

• Farrah Aitken: 100 Breaststroke
• Kiarash Aminaie: 50 Breaststroke
• Carlin Armstrong: 50 & 100 Breaststroke
• Erykah Aubut: 50 Freestyle
• Youssef Barakat: 50 Backstroke
• Sofia Baron: 200 Freestyle
• Addie Bartlett: 200 Individual Medley
• Cori Biberdorf: 100 Backstroke
• Kasey Biberdorf: 100 Backstroke
• Evelyn Bourassa: 200 Freestyle
• Minau Burrows: 400 Freestyle, 50 & 200 Fly, 100 Breaststroke
• Victoria Dickson: 50, 200 & 400 Freestyle
• Zeyah Flemming: 200 Fly
• Sidney Goodwin: 100 Fly
• Summer Grajo: 200 & 800 Freestyle, 50 Fly
• Tycho Hall: 50 Freestyle
• Ivy Kellett: 200 Breaststroke, 50 & 100 Freestyle
• Ariah Kent-Rodgman: 400 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke
• Jackson LaBine: 100 Backstroke
• Nicole Lam: 200, 400 & 800 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke
• Hannah Larson: 200 Freestyle
• Anton Magsuci: 1500 Freestyle, 50 Fly
• Alisha Memon: 200 Freestyle
• Atticus Mowat: 50 Backstroke
• Aishleen Mundi: 100 & 200 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley, 100 Breaststroke
• Zoey Painchaud: 50 Freestyle
• Ella Reiter: 200 Backstroke
• Rhett Ruzesky: 800 Freestyle
• Aiden Sereda-Wosminity: 50 Fly
• Will Sothilingam: 100 Backstroke, 200 Individual Medley
• Hudson St. Amant: 200 Breaststroke, 50 Fly, 100 Breaststroke
• Lucas Tse: 50 Breaststroke, 200 Individual Medley
• Cohen Veikle: 1500 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke
• Piper Veikle: 100 Backstroke, 200 Individual Medley
• Naomi Wall: 50, 200, 400 Freestyle, 50 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Fly
• Mariah Weber: 100 Fly
• Brette White: 100 Fly
• Oliver Wruck: 200 Fly
• Sebastian Wruck: 50 Breaststroke
• Isaac Xie: 50 Breaststroke, 50 Backstroke
• Yolanda Xu: 50 Breaststroke, 50 Backstroke
• Zoe Zimonick: 100 Fly

Setting Sail: Record-Breaking Relays

The Goldfins Girls 11-12 Relay Team shattered two longstanding Long Course Club Relay Records. Abigail, Sofia, Miller, and Aliyah set a new 400M Freestyle Relay record with a time of 4:31.51, besting the previous record of 4:34.60. Additionally, Aliyah, Abigail, Dakota, and Miller broke the Goldfins Girls 11-12 Short Course 400M Medley Long Course Relay Record with an impressive 5:04.07, further showcasing the Goldfins' prowess.

Podium Dominance: Medals Galore

The Goldfins swimmers took the podium by storm, securing numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals across various events.

Gold Medalists:

• 400M Individual Medley: Dakota Wigness, Harper Bear, Chasen Weber, Josh Block
• 1500M Freestyle: Farrah Aitken, Cohen Veikle
• 400M Freestyle: Abigail Gauld, Hudson St. Amant, Ethan Zbytovsky, Landon Kennedy
• 100M Fly: Dakota Wigness, Sadie Burrows, Jacob Findlay
• 200M Breaststroke: Miller Gotto, Avery Houle, Cohen Veikle
• 50M Freestyle: Victoria Darling, Carson Sereda-Wosminity
• 100M Backstroke: Abigail Gauld, Carsyn Busa, Mateo Jarcan
• 200M Fly: Dakota Wigness, Sadie Burows, Kamlyn Dyck, Jacob Findlay, Chasen Weber
• 200M Backstroke: Aliyah Aubut, Nicole Godbout, Mateo Jarcan, Will Sothilingam
• 50M Breaststroke: An Nguyen, Claire Huber
• 200M Freestyle: Abigail Guald, Carsyn Busa, Hudson St. Amant, Ethan Zbytovsky, Carson Sereda-Wosminity
• 800M Freestyle: Dakota Wigness, Sienna Weber, Mateo Jarcan, Chasen Weber
• 200M Individual Medley: Aliyah Aubut, Lan Nguyen, Will Sothilingam
• 100M Freestyle: Abigail Guald, Victoria Darling, Anton Magsuci
• 50M Fly: Miller Gotto, Sadie Burrows, Sami Benning, Hudson St. Amant, Foster Fourney
• 50M Backstroke: Aliyah Aubut, Maddi Sanz, Youssef Barakat
• 100M Breaststroke: Sofia Baron, Claire Huber, Dejan Jarcan

Silver Medalists:

• 400M Individual Medley: Zoe Gursky, Sadie Burrows
• 1500M Freestyle: Gillian Grayston, Mariah Weber, Anton Magsuci
• 400M Freestyle: Farrah Aitken, Sadie Burrows, Sami Benning, Cohen Veikle, Dejan Jarcan, Josh Block
• 100M Fly: Ella Reiter, Cori Biberdorf, Oliver Wruck
• 200M Breaststroke: Harper Bear, Mateo Jarcan, Dejan Jarcan
• 50M Freestyle: Carsyn Busa, Sami Benning, Ethan Zbytovsky, Foster Fourney
• 100M Backstroke: Aliyah Aubut, Victoria Darling, Carson Sereda-Wosminity
• 200M Fly: Zeyah Flemming, Ivy Kellett, Jordan Szutiak
• 200M Backstroke: Miller Gotto, Carsyn Busa, James DeLathouwer
• 50M Breaststroke: Monica Lin, Avery Houle, Ethan Zbytovsky, Kian Wu
• 200M Freestyle: Miller Gotto, Sami Benning, Mateo Jarcan, Anton Magsuci, James DeLathouwer
• 800M Freestyle: Lan Nguyen, Jacob Findlay, Josh Block
• 200M Individual Medley: Sofia Baron, Lucas Tse
• 100M Freestyle: Sami Benning, Atticus Mowat
• 50M Fly: Ella Reiter
• 50M Backstroke: Abigail Gauld, Carsyn Busa, Sami Benning, Jordan Szutiak
• 100M Breaststroke: An Nguyen, Emmy Hoffmann, Hudson St. Amant, Will Sothlingam

Bronze Medalists:

• 400M Individual Medley: Hadley Hollick
• 1500M Freestyle: Kasey Biberdorf, Rhett Ruzesky
• 400M Freestyle: Aliyah Aubut, Sidney Goodwin, Piper Lejbak, Jacob Findlay
• 100M Fly: Avyn Munshaw
• 200M Breaststroke: Adelaide Bartlett, Claire Huber, Oliver Wruck, Everett Rempel
• 50M Freestyle: Zeyah Flemming, Isabel Magus
• 100M Backstroke: Miller Gotto, Emmy Hoffmann, Maddi Sanz, Chasen Weber
• 200M Fly: Minau Burrows, Harper Bear, Cori Biberdorf, Oliver Wruck
• 200M Backstroke: Abigail Gauld, Lan Nguyen, Hadley Hollick, Cohen Veikle, Carson Sereda-Wosminity
• 50M Breaststroke: Victoria Darling
• 200M Freestyle: Dakota Wigness, Harper Bear, Piper Lejbak, Jacob Findlay, Landon Kennedy
• 800M Freestyle: Zeyah Flemming, Kasey Biberdorf, Youssef Barakat, Aiden Sereda-Wosminity
• 100M Freestyle: Gillian Grayston, Claire Huber
• 50M Fly: Harper Bear, Hassan Awadalla
• 50M Backstroke: Zeyah Flemming
• 100M Breaststroke: Miller Gotto, Victoria Darling

Personal Bests and Improvements

A noteworthy 51 Goldfins swimmers achieved 100% personal best times at this swim meet: Kiarash Aminaie, Aliyah Aubut, Erykah Aubut, Sofia Baron, Addie Bartlett, Harper Bear, Allison Bercheid, Josh Block, Minau Burrows, Sadie Burrows, Luca de Boer, Cohen Dickson, Jacob Findlay, Zeyah Flemming, Elsa Fletcher, Kassia Gartner, Abigail Gauld, Sidney Goodwin, Miller Gotto, Summer Grajo, Tycho Hall, Everly Haver, Olive Horner-Uhyn, Mateo Jarcan, Ivy Kellett, Charlotte Koroll, Nicole Lam, Hannah Larson, Zoe Liakopoulos, Anton Magsuci, Max Magsuci, Elliotte Mah, Aishleen Mundi, Viet Tri Nguyen, Zoey Painchaud, Ella Reiter, Aiden Sereda-Wosminity, Jack Smela, Hudson St. Amant, Jenny Sun, Reid Sun, Lucas Tse, Naomi Wall, Emily Walton-Bailey, Chasen Weber, Sienna Weber, Dakota Wigness, Oliver Wruck, Isaac Xie, Ethan Zbytovsky, and Avery Zerff.

Top 3 Most Improved Goldfins Events:

• Hudson St. Amant     50 Fly                              62.2% Improvement (-56.36)
• Charlotte Koroll          50 Fly                              40.9% Improvement (-30.40)
• Isaac Xie                    200 Freestyle               38.9% Improvement (-117.02)

Looking Ahead

The Saskatoon Goldfins extend their gratitude to the Saskatoon Lasers for hosting the event and to the dedicated Goldfins parents who volunteered as officials. The team now sets their sights on the upcoming 2026 Best of the West Fest – April 23 – 26, 2026, in Winnipeg, MB.

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