Provincial Records Continue to Fall at the 2025 Craven SPORT Services Racing Series #2

The Saskatoon Goldfins participated in the Craven SPORT Services Racing Series #2 on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon, SK. The team was proud to have 62 Age Group swimmers and 15 Goldfins Masters swimmers representing them.

The weekend turned out to be another record-breaking occasion for the Goldfins Masters Swim Club. Denise Gilewicz improved her own Provincial Women's 60 - 64 Short Course 100M Freestyle record with a new time of 1:17.18, along with a remarkable 200M Freestyle time of 2:51.52. Additionally, Darcy Pawlik shattered the Men's 45 - 49 Provincial Masters Short Course 100M Individual Medley Record that had stood since 2000, finishing with a time of 1:08.40. Melvin Hitchings also made waves by breaking the Men's 75 – 79 100M Freestyle record from 1991, clocking in at 1:52.82.

Goldfins Masters Coach, Gary Cheung, expressed his pride in the swimmers' performances during this timed final meet of the 2024 swim season. Cheung remarked, "It was wonderful to see the Goldfins Masters competing in this event." He also noted, "For some of our Masters swimmers, this was their first meet of the 2024 season, and they were pleased with their results." The Club looks forward to participating in more competitions this season.

The Goldfins Age Group swimmers also had a fantastic experience at the Craven SPORT Services Racing Series #2 swim meet. Dakota Wigness achieved her first Junior Provincial Time Standard in the 50M Backstroke with a time of 45.04, qualifying her to compete in the 2025 Junior Provincial Championships, scheduled for February 28 - March 2, 2025, in Moose Jaw, SK.

Saskatchewan Short Course A Provincial Qualifying Time Standards:

Sofia Baron                      50 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke

Dakota Wigness              50 Backstroke

Congratulations to the Goldfins swimmers who posted 100% Personal Best Short Course times: Youssef Barakat, Daniel Bedford, Evelyn Bourassa, Victoria Dickson, Elsa Fletcher, Emerson Flockhart, Leo Genest, Samuel Gomez, Adalyn Kent, Ariah Kent-Rodgman, Benjamin Klemmer, Alex Kovalenko, Jackson LaBine, Nicole Lam, Jasper Ledingham-Off, Elliotte Mah, Zachary Mitchell, Peyton Mol, Samuel Munshaw, Zoey Painchaud, London Ratzlaff, Alec Sothilingam, Lucas Tse, Naomi Wall, Brette White and Yolanda Xu.

Goldfins Top 3 Most Improved Events:

Adalyn Kent                     100 Breaststroke “-59.83” 33.8% Improvement

Scarlett Baier                   100 Freestyle “-34.06” 23.9% Improvement

Brette White                   50 Backstroke “-13.47” 22.3% Improvement

The Goldfins would like to thank Craven SPORT Services for their generous event title sponsorship. CSS provided prizes for the swim meet raffle prize and for the swimmer door prizes.

The Goldfins would like to thank Boston Pizza Blairmore for their supplying pizza for our officials and for their generous donation of the following prizes:

Swimmer Prizes:

4 X 50M Freestyle Relay Winner Prizes (Individual Pizzas) – Battlefords Kinsmen Orcas Swim Club ‘A’ Relay Team: Chloe deMontarnal, Bensen Eliuk, Claire Meiers, Hughes deMontarnal

Door Prize Winners:

Age Group Swimmers: Zachary Latsay - Lasers Swim Club & Danny Wang - Goldfins Swim Club

Masters Swimmer: Darcy Pawlik - Goldfins Masters Swim Club

The Goldfins swimmers and coaching staff would like to express their sincere gratitude to the officials and volunteers for their invaluable support in organizing the swim meet series. A special acknowledgment goes to Meet Referees Jennifer Abrahamson and Randall Keays for their steadfast guidance throughout the event. We also appreciate the contributions of Goldfins Senior Officials: Ryan Lejbak, Ryan MacGillivray, Jaclyn LaRiviere, Tina Zimonick, Kendra Smith, Kristy Ruzesky, Kirby Orchard, and Shawna Dubiel. Additionally, heartfelt thanks to the Goldfins Meet Management Committee members: Kelli Keays, Aaron Genest, Tracey Kennedy, Kae-Lynn Gebhardt, and Rachel Boyko for their significant roles in ensuring the meet ran smoothly. The entire team is grateful for the commitment and support of the many volunteers and officials who contributed to the success of the Craven SPORT Services Racing Series.

The Goldfins Swim Club is excited to return to competition at the Provincial Championship swim meets, including the Little Caesars 2024 Fall Fun Meet on Friday, November 22, 2024, and the Saskatoon Lasers Short Course Invitational on Sunday, November 22, 2024, in Saskatoon, SK.

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