Goldfins Blue Team Triumphs at 2025 Blue vs. Gold Swim Meet

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club recently hosted a thrilling dual swim meet on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Shaw Centre. The atmosphere was electrifying as the club's swimmers were divided into two competing house teams: Blue and Gold. The Blue Team successfully defended their 2024 title, clinching the 2025 pennant with an impressive 2,693 points, while the Gold Team finished with 2,033 points.

Outstanding Performances

Congratulations to the top three swimmers from each team for their remarkable performances:

Blue Team
Girls:

• 1st – Sadie Burrows (78 Points)

• 2nd – Naomi Liu (60 Points)

• 3rd – Carsyn Busa & Zahra Gokavi Bailey (57 Points each)

Boys:

• 1st – Oliver Wruck (73 Points)

• 2nd – Cohen Veikle (57 Points)

• 3rd – Danny Wang & Mateo Jarcan (55 Points each)

Gold Team
Girls:

• 1st – Abigail Gauld (55 Points)

• 2nd – Kasey Biberdorf (53 Points)

• 3rd – Summer Grago (49 Points)

Boys:

• 1st – Benjamin Nesteroff (57 Points)

• 2nd – Chasen Weber & Leo Genest (56 Points each)

• 3rd – Ethan Rieger (53 Points)

New Records and Achievements

The meet was a showcase of exceptional talent, with Goldfins swimmers setting 31 new records. Highlights include:

Girls:

9 – 10:

Zoe Gursky                                                         100 Breaststroke      1:49.96

11 – 12:

Abigail Gauld                                                    50 Breaststroke            37.70

Naomi Liu                                                           100 Breaststroke      1:24.89

Abigail Gauld                                                    100 Fly                       1:21.18

13 – 14:

Carsyn Busa                                                      50 Fly                             33.24

Kasey Biberdorf                                               400 Freestyle                  4:54.37

15 – 16:

Victoria Darling                                                100 Breaststroke      1:16.35

Nicole Godbout                                               50 Fly                            31.44

17 & Over:

Sami Benning                                                   100 Backstroke         1:09.94

Avery Weiland                                                     50 Breaststroke          34.56

Avery Weiland                                                   100 Freestyle             1:00.56

Isabel Magus                                                     100 Fly                        1:08.20

Boys

9 & U:

Leo Genest                                                      50 Breaststroke                           52.36

Jasper Ledingham-Off                                  100 Freestyle                             1:38.44

Jasper Ledingham-Off                                     50 Fly                                      1:02.36

10 – 11:

Jacob Findlay                                                   50 Fly                                         37.17

12 – 13:

Chasen Weber                                                   50 Backstroke                             34.93

Oliver Wruck                                                      50 Freestyle                                28.01

14 – 15:

Cameron Harms                                               50 Backstroke                             32.16

Dejan Jarcan                                                    50 Breaststroke                           34.12

Noah Findlay                                                    100 Fly                                     1:02.83

16 – 17:

Keiran Dyck                                                          50 Backstroke                             27.51

Scott Heinbigner                                             100 Backstroke                            1:00.22

Keiran Dyck                                                          50 Fly                                         26.26

18 & Over:

Landon Dubiel                                                    50 Backstroke                             32.60

Ethan Hemeon                                                 100 Breaststroke                        1:01.27

Ethan Hemeon                                                 100 Fly                                           56.67

Open:

Kian Wu                                                               200 Individual Medley            2:16.78

Noah Findlay                                                     200 Fly                                      2:25.11

Landon Kennedy                                             400 Individual Medley                4:53.47

Personal Bests and Qualifying Times

The morning was filled with excitement as swimmers achieved 216 personal best short course times.  

The Club celebrates those swimmers who posted 100% personal best times: Farrah Aitken, Fares Alkhatib, Lennox Armstrong, Hassan Awadalla, Sofia Baron, Addie Bartlett, Harper Bear, Kasey Biberdorf, Minau Burrows, Cohen Dickson, Victoria Dickson, Mila D’Souza, Kamlyn Dyck, Jacob Findlay, Zeyah Flemming, Abigail Gauld, Leo Genest, Vanessa Godbout, Sidney Goodwin, Summer Grajo, Zoe Gursky, Dejan Jarcan, Ariah Kent-Rodgman, Alex Kovalenko, Jasper Ledingham-Off, Olivia Lovick, Atticus Mowat, Benjamin Nesteroff, Anand Nyamdorj, Mika Petilos, Everett Rempel, Ethan Rieger, Aiden Sereda-Wosminity, Carson Sereda-Wosminity, Matthew Skliar, Alec Sothilingam, Will Sothilingam, Lucas Tse, Reese Veikle, Danny Wang, Wyatt Wang, Oliver Wruck, Isaac Xie, Ethan Zbytovsky and Charlotte Zhang.

The Goldfins Top 3 Most Improved Short Course Events:

Isaac Xie                                             100 Freestyle                    25.7% Improvement      “-31.41”

Anand Nyamdorj                              50 Backstroke                 20.2% Improvement      “-15.30”

Isaac Xie                                             100 Breaststroke                20.0% Improvement      “-25.97”                                              

Congratulations to these Goldfins who posted Saskatchewan Short Course Qualifying Times:

Saskatchewan Short Course AA Provincial Qualifying Time Standards:

Fares Alkhatib                                  400 Individual Medley

Josh Block                                        400 Freestyle

Cameron Harms                               50 Backstroke

Scott Heinbigner                             100 Fly

Mateo Jarcan                                     100 Freestyle

Aiden Sereda-Wosminity               200 Backstroke

Carson Sereda-Wosminity             200 Individual Medley

Chasen Weber                                   50 Backstroke

Oliver Wruck                                     100 Fly

Ethan Zbytovsky                              50 Breaststroke

Saskatchewan Short Course A Provincial Qualifying Time Standards:

Lennox Armstrong                          200 Breaststroke

Jacob Findlay                                    400 Freestyle

Foster Fourney                                 100 Breaststroke

Dejan Jarcan                                     400 Individual Medley

Spencer Nave                                     50 Backstroke

Everett Rempel                                100 Breaststroke

Ethan Rieger                                       50 Fly

Joseph Shao                                     100 Breaststroke

Will Sothilingam                              100 Breaststroke

Cohen Veikle                                     100 Backstroke

Wyatt Wang                                       200 Individual Medley, 100 Breaststroke

A Heartfelt Thank You

The Goldfins Coaching Staff extends their gratitude to Rachel Boyko and the Goldfins family volunteers for their dedication and support. Special thanks to referees Randall Keays and Ryan Lejbak for their guidance.

The Goldfins are now preparing to compete at the 2025 Man/SK Summer Senior Provincials in Winnipeg, MB, from July 10 to 13. Go Goldfins!

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