Saskatoon Goldfins Post Meet Report: Lasers Short Course Invitational
The Saskatoon Goldfins competed in the Saskatoon Lasers Short Course Swim Meet – November 24, 2024 – Saskatoon, SK – Shaw Centre. The Goldfins had 103 swimmers race in over 516 races. Goldfins posted 57 new provincial qualifying time standards. Congratulations to Youssef Barakat, Evelyn Bourassa, and Naomi Wall on posting their first Swim Saskatchewan Junior Provincial qualifying time standards.
Saskatchewan AA Short Course Qualifying Time Standards:
Fares Alkhatib 200 IM, 50 Breaststroke
Hassan Awadalla 100 Breaststroke, 400 IM, 50 Freestyle
Abigail Gauld 200 IM
Ava Gursky 200 Freestyle, 50 Freestyle
Mateo Jarcan 400 IM
Monica Lin 100 Breaststroke, 400 IM, 50 Freestyle
Naomi Liu 100 Breaststroke, 400 IM
Atticus Mowat 100 Freestyle, 100 Fly
Benjamin Nesteroff 200 Freestyle
Lan Nguyen 100 Breaststroke, 400 IM
Carson Sereda-Wosminity 400 IM
Phillip Shorte 100 Breaststroke
Shay Sullivan 400 IM
Chasen Weber 50 Freestyle
Oliver Wruck 100 Backstroke, 400 IM
Ethan Zbytovsky 100 Freestyle, 400 IM
Saskatchewan A Short Course Qualifying Time Standards:
Farrah Aitken 200 Freestyle
Fares Alkhatib 200 IM, 50 Breaststroke
Aliyah Aubut 100 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle
Youssef Barakat 50 Backstroke
Harper Bear 400 IM
Kasey Biberdorf 400 IM
Evelyn Bourassa 50 Freestyle
Kamlyn Dyck 400 IM
Zahra Gokavi Bailey 50 Backstroke
Miller Gotto 100 Fly
Gillian Grayston 100 Backstroke
Ava Gursky 100 Breaststroke, 400 IM
Cameron Harms 400 IM
Emmy Hoffmann 100 Backstroke
Hadley Hollick 50 Fly
Ivy Kellett 400 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle
Anton Magsuci 50 Breaststroke
Avyn Munshaw 50 Backstroke
An Nguyen 50 Freestyle
Lan Nguyen 50 Backstroke
Aiden Sereda-Wosminity 50 Fly, 400 IM
Reese Veikle 100 Freestyle
Naomi Wall 50 Freestyle
Sienna Weber 400 IM
Dakota Wigness 50 Breaststroke
The Club posted 318 personal best times, with 17 Goldfins posting 100% personal bests. Congratulations to these Goldfins who posted 100% personal best times this past weekend:
Hassan Awadalla, Youssef Barakat, Everly Bartlett, Emery Bernier, Ava Gursky, Jackson LaBine, Monica Lin, Naomi Liu, Anton Magsuci, An Nguyen, Lan Nguyen, Mika Petilos, Claire Rodriguez, Aiden Sereda-Wosminity, Carson Sereda-Wosminity, Phillip Shorte, and Oliver Wruck.
The Goldfins Top 3 Most Improved Events were:
Zachary Mitchell 100 Freestyle “-41.15” 27.6% Improvement
Youssef Barakat 50 Freestyle “-11.75” 22.6% Improvement
Aiden Sereda-Wosminity 50 Fly “-9.93” 21.4% Improvement
The Goldfins swimmers and coaching staff would like to thank the Saskatoon Lasers Swim Club for hosting this event. The Club would also like to thank the Meet Referees: Gary Thronberg and Simon Merkosky for guiding and for supporting us throughout the weekend. The swimmers and coaching staff would also like to acknowledge the Goldfins parent volunteers who spent the weekend cheering us on by officiating, volunteering, and supporting us on our live feed.
The Goldfins Swim Club is enthusiastically preparing for the opportunity to compete in the upcoming championship swim meets this December. Please mark the following events on your calendar:
- · RODS Winter Solstice – November 30 & December 1, 2024 (Regina, SK)
- · Prairie Winter International - December 5 – 8, 2024 (Winnipeg, MB)
- · J.P. Fiset - December 12 – 15, 2024 (Edmonton, AB)
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