Charting Future Champions: Celebrating Diverse Strengths and Pathways in Junior Swimming Excellence
Unveiling the May 2026 Junior Goldfins Testing Results
The 2026 Junior Goldfins testing results have been unveiled, offering a detailed look at the exceptional talents of young swimmers competing at the Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels. This rigorous evaluation process, conducted in May, encompasses both swim and kick assessments, serving as a critical tool for the Goldfins Coaching Staff to gauge and nurture the diverse abilities of each participant. While the scores highlight impressive performances, they also emphasize the unique strengths and developmental paths of the swimmers, underscoring the importance of tailored coaching strategies. As we celebrate these accomplishments, we extend our warmest congratulations to all the participants for their hard work and dedication, which have set a high bar for future Goldfins aspirants.
100M Freestyle Swim Test – Gold
Anna Saliba 2:42.87 14.2% Improvement “-26.84”
Amaru Najarro Watts 2:29.91 13.8% Improvement “-24.00”
Freya Halfinger 2:06.36 12.9% Improvement “-18.76”
50M Freestyle Swim Test – Silver
Daniel Nunweiler 1:35.37 33.5% Improvement “-48.06”
Chayenne Dalanon 1:25.61 27.3% Improvement “-32.18”
Nida Khatri 1:32.81 26.2% Improvement “-32.90”
25M Freestyle Swim Test – Bronze
Laelah Catte 50.87 45.5% Improvement “-42.42”
Macy Hildebrand 1:15.18 30.2% Improvement “-32.45”
Isabella Madzair 1:32.83 29.6% Improvement “-39.10”
50M Backstroke Swim Test – Gold
Adda Fu 1:11.39 29.4% Improvement “-29.77”
Amaru Najarro Watts 1:01.37 26.2% Improvement “-21.74”
Penelope LaBine 1:00.10 19.5% Improvement “-14.57”
25M Backstroke Swim Test – Silver
Mateo Cons Mireles 40.21 29.2% Improvement “-16.58”
Lennon Domres 45.87 25.6% Improvement “-15.81”
Nida Khatri 45.12 23.1% Improvement “-13.56”
25M Backstroke Swim Test – Bronze
Elliotte Knihnitski 44.79 37.7% Improvement “-27.08”
Greyson Halfinger 56.70 31.1% Improvement “-25.54”
Malia Mescall 38.64 30.2% Improvement “-16.68”
50M Freestyle Kick Test – Gold
Eilish Dyck 1:30.09 16.0% Improvement “-17.15”
Andy Ma 1:10.37 15.8% Improvement “-12.76”
Freya Halfinger 1:07.52 11.7% Improvement “- 8.94”
50M Freestyle Kick Test – Silver
Sarah Chemillac 1:28.29 19.5% Improvement “-21.37”
Olivia Catte 1:47.72 18.9% Improvement “-25.13”
Ella Dabir 1:14.89 18.6% Improvement “-17.12”
25M Freestyle Kick Test – Bronze
Agam Dhaliwal 51.06 44.7% Improvement ‘-41.31”
Eric Epia 45.41 43.2% Improvement “-34.49”
Felix de Boer 48.40 39.7% Improvement ‘-31.85”
100M Freestyle Swim Test – Gold
Girls 6 & U:
1. Caley Samonte 3:12.00
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Georgia Ogaick 2:20.25
2. Flavie Costa 2:20.47
3. Rory Mah 2:27.27
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Freya Halfinger 2:06.36
2. Audrey Anderson 2:10.78
3. Leah Chacun 2:10.88
Girls 11 & O:
1. Amelia Choo 2:23.64
2. Jovi Sampson 2:43.30
3. Avantika Chandna 2:44.92
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Fynn Hankewich 2:30.21
2. Gabriel Myrfield-Wolfe 2:32.56
3. Sully Gregoire 2:49.63
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Amaru Najarro Watts 2:29.91
2. Owen Saganski 2:30.98
3. Ethan Wang 2:40.41
Boys 11 & O:
1. Stephen Hoang 2:45.35
50M Freestyle Swim Test – Silver
Girls 6 & U:
1. Julia Saganski 1:31.32
2. Kayla Ha 1:42.15
3. Mia Piche 1:58.15
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Stella Quick 1:13.07
2. Lennon Domres 1:15.34
3. Isla Virlics 1:19.87
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Bella Bernardes 1:07.06
2. Keira Mescall 1:12.75
3. Petra Larocque 1:14.46
Girls 11 & O:
1. Chayenne Dalanon 1:25.61
Boys 6 & U:
1. Nash Cowen 1:26.09
2. Bafu Hao 1:26.99
3. Conor Diaz Donovan 1:37.46
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Oaklin Hanke 1:14.42
2. Thomas Waldner 1:16.78
3. Marcus Antiola 1:20.29
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Max Lisovyi 1:14.55
2. Hendrix Mareschal 1:18.62
3. Riaan Warale 1:18.83
25M Freestyle Swim Test – Bronze
Girls 6 & U:
1. Halle Haver 42.82
2. Oaklyn Guebert 44.12
3. Braelynn Guebert 49.62
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Julia Yang 39.08
2. Isla Lang 47.65
3. Laelah Catte 50.87
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Anna Li 31.50
2. Elliotte Knihnitski 53.14
Boys 6 & U:
1. Ridhaan Dayanand 52.57
2. Yves Ellis 1:05.85
3. Felix de Boer 1:19.50
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Liam Zhao 44.37
2. Wes Moolman 45.61
3. Erik Thompson 48.93
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Avinoor Dhaliwal 38.29
2. Jason Epia 49.84
50M Backstroke Swim Test – Gold
Girls 6 & U:
1. Caley Samonte 1:19.56
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Penelope LaBine 1:00.10
2. Anni Wigness 1:01.59
3. Flavie Costa 1:05.97
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Freya Halfinger 54.15
2. Leah Chacun 58.99
3. Aurora Stamnes 1:02.44
Girls 11 & O:
1. Avantika Chandna 1:09.32
2. Amelia Choo 1:11.52
3. Jovi Sampson 1:24.36
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Gabriel Myrfield-Wolfe 1:01.52
2. Luke Saganski 1:10.06
3. Fynn Hankewich 1:21.37
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Amaru Najarro Watts 1:01.37
2. Isaac Willick 1:06.97
3. Owen Saganski 1:14.22
Boys 11 & O:
1. Stephen Hoang 1:49.63
25M Backstroke Swim Test – Silver
Girls 6 & U:
1. Julia Saganski 40.94
2. Kayla Ha 41.81
3. Mia Piche 48.99
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Isla Virlics 30.22
2. Evelyn Yun 31.53
3. Stella Quick 32.20
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Jenny Thompson 31.62
2. Petra Larocque 36.42
3. Keira Mescall 36.72
Girls 11 & O:
1. Chayenne Dalanon 49.10
Boys 6 & U:
1. Bafu Hao 42.34
2. Conor Diaz Donovan 46.59
3. Andrei Vlaznev 1:08.49
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Marcus Antiola 34.31
2. Thomas Waldner 35.06
3. Oaklin Hanke 35.06
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Arian Rezaei 32.79
2. Max Lisovyi 33.89
3. Hendrix Mareschal 38.52
25M Backstroke Swim Test – Bronze
Girls 6 & U:
1. Halle Haver 43.82
2. Braelynn Guebert 44.62
3. Linda Bernardes 47.32
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Malia Mescall 38.64
2. Isla Lang 41.98
3. Julia Yang 44.49
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Anna Li 42.49
2. Elliotte Knihnitski 44.79
Boys 6 & U:
1. Ridhaan Dayanand 57.20
2. Remi Fehr 58.39
3. Felix de Boer 1:05.24
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Oliver Kehrig 44.59
2. Liam Zhao 45.31
3. Julien Costa 48.17
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Jason Epia 50.31
2. Avinoor Dhaliwal 58.98
50M Freestyle Kick Test – Gold
Girls 6 & U:
1. Caley Samonte 1:18.32
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Jessica Wang 1:03.54
2. Georgia Ogaick 1:04.81
3. Alice Saganski 1:05.91
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Aurora Stamnes 1:02.69
2. Simrin Virdi 1:03.53
3. Josephine Gauld 1:05.60
Girls 11 & O:
1. Avantika Chandna 1:04.86
2. Jovi Sampson 1:12.49
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Luke Saganski 1:06.52
2. Sully Gregoire 1:11.83
3. Brandon Nguyen 1:13.82
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Stone Phippard 1:07.63
2. Amaru Najarro Watts 1:08.11
3. Andy Ma 1:10.37
Boys 11 & O:
1. Ethan Yu 1:06.61
50M Freestyle Kick Test – Silver
Girls 6 & U:
1. Kayla Ha 1:14.97
2. Julia Saganski 1:16.32
3. Mia Piche 1:17.84
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Ella Huang 1:08.32
2. Lennon Domres 1:09.18
3. Rose Budreau 1:11.36
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Jenny Thompson 1:02.06
2. Karen Helmuth 1:03.42
3. Bella Bernardes 1:09.28
Boys 6 & U:
1. Nash Cowen 1:09.53
2. Andrei Vlaznev 1:25.00
3. Bafu Hao 1:34.31
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Thomas Waldner 1:12.03
2. Sawyer O’Neil 1:13.10
3. Aiden Zeng 1:16.31
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Arian Rezaei 1:11.71
2. Riaan Warale 1:12.99
3. Hendrix Mareschal 1:14.41
Boys 11 & O:
1. Gurjaan Litt 1:40.60
25M Freestyle Kick Test – Bronze
Girls 6 & U:
1. Halle Haver 31.30
2. Linda Bernardes 36.16
3. Aurora Lagria 36.43
Girls 7 – 8:
1. Isla Lang 35.06
2. Laelah Catte 43.49
3. Lucy Fritzke 45.03
Girls 9 – 10:
1. Elliotte Knihnitski 36.24
Boys 6 & U:
1. Yves Ellis 45.00
2. Remi Fehr 45.83
3. Felix de Boer 48.40
Boys 7 – 8:
1. Oliver Kehrig 32.80
2. Dean Saganski 35.67
3. Liam Boesch 35.81
Boys 9 – 10:
1. Avinoor Dhaliwal 40.68
2. Jason Epia 48.23
3. Agam Dhaliwal 51.06
Boys 11 & O:
1. Preston Whyte 53.09
For all results, 2026 Junior Goldfins Testing
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