Goldfins Set the 2025 Junior Provincial Championships Ablaze Winning the Large Club Title

March 4, 2025

 

Talk about a sizzling showdown in Moose Jaw, SK at the 2025 Junior Provincial Championships – February 28 – March 2, 2025! The Goldfins Swim Club dove in with 50 speedy swimmers, taking on over 350 individual events and making waves!

With a splash-tastic total of 1397.50 Team Points, the Goldfins snagged the Large Club Award for the 2025 Saskatchewan Junior Short Course Provincial Championships!

Miller Gotto just made a splash, smashing the Goldfins 10 & U Girls 200M Fly Club Record with a dazzling time of 3:20.78! This record was once the pride of Emma Basky, who set it way back in June 2003 with a time of 3:22.12. But wait, there’s more! Miller also took her own Girls 10 & U 50M Backstroke Club record to new heights, nailing a personal best of 36.79. Talk about a double double! 🎉🏊‍♀️

 

 

Shoutout to our Goldfins swimmers who were awarded provincial prizes for their stellar improved performances:

Girls 10 & U: Zoe Gursky – 47 Points, 11 – 12: Naomi Wall – 39 Points

Boys 12 – 13: Will Sothilingam – 35 Points

 

 

And here are the Goldfins’ top three individual point scorers, diving into the spotlight:

Miller Gotto 117 Points

Zoe Gursky 95 Points

Sidney Goodwin 93 Points

 


The Goldfins took home a whopping 56 individual medals: 19 Gold, 21 Silver, and 16 Bronze. Huge congrats to our medal-winning Goldfins:

GOLD:

Daniel Bedford 50 Backstroke

Emily Charabin 200 Fly

Jacob Findlay 100 Backstroke

Sidney Goodwin 200 IM, 200 Fly, 200 Backstroke

Miller Gotto 50, 100 & 400 Freestyle, 200 IM, 200 Fly, 50 & 200 Breaststroke

Zoe Gursky 50, 100 & 200 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle

Anton Magsuci 200 Freestyle

Ethan Rieger 50 Backstroke

 

 

 

Goldfins relay teams brought their A-game, bringing home the GOLD in:

Girls 10 & U Free Relay: 200M Freestyle: Miller Gotto, Elliotte Mah, Dakota Wigness, Zoe Gursky

Boys 11 & U Free Relay: Luka Fehr, Ty Fehr, Leo Genest, Jasper Ledingham-Off

Girls 11 – 12 Free Relay: Sidney Goodwin, Farrah Aitken, Sofia Baron, Hannah Larson

Boys 12 – 13 Free Relay: Anton Magsuci, Lennox Armstrong, Cohen Veikle, Will Sothilingam

Mixed 11 & U Free Relay: Jacob Findlay, Sofia Baron, Miller Gotto, Daniel Bedford

Girls 10 & U Medley Relay: Miller Gotto, Elliotte Mah, Minau Burrows, Zoe Gursky

Girls 11 – 12 Medley Relay: Sofia Baron, Farrah Aitken, Sidney Goodwin, Hannah Larson

Boys 12 – 13 Medley Relay: Lennox Armstrong, Anton Magsuci, Will Sothilingam, Cohen Veikle

Mixed 11 & U Medley Relay: Zoe Gursky, Farrah Aitken, Jacob Findlay, Daniel Bedford

 


Silver Medals:

Sofia Baron 50 Backstroke

Addie Bartlett 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke

Daniel Bedford 50 Freestyle

Jacob Findlay 100 & 200 Freestyle, 50 & 100 Fly

Sidney Goodwin 100 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle, 50 Fly

Miller Gotto 100 Fly

Zoe Gursky 100 & 400 Freestyle

Anton Magsuci 100 Fly, 200 Breaststroke, 100 & 200 Backstroke

Sienna Weber 800 Freestyle

Dakota Wigness 200 Breaststroke

 


Bronze Medals:

Farrah Aitken 100 Backstroke

Lennox Armstrong 200 IM

Sofia Baron 100 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Breaststroke

Daniel Bedford 100 Backstroke

Mila D’Souza 50 Backstroke

Luka Fehr 400 Freestyle

Jacob Findlay 50 Freestyle

Zoe Gursky 50 Freestyle

Anton Magsuci 100 Freestyle, 50 Fly

Elliotte Mah 200 Breaststroke

Ethan Rieger 200 Freestyle

Will Sothilingam 50 & 200 Breaststroke

 

 


The Goldfins smashed it with 256 personal best short course times!

And a round of applause for our 7 Goldfins who achieved 100% Personal Short Course Bests:

Addie Bartlett, Oliver Bi, Minau Burrows, Luka Fehr, Zoe Gursky, Brette White, and Dakota Wigness.

 

Top 3 Most Improved Goldfins’ Events:

Sullivan Sondergaard 50 Freestyle 51.28 “-21.53” 29.6% Improvement

Oliver Ledingham-Off 100 Freestyle 1:27.45 “-34.49” 28.2% Improvement

Addie Bartlett 200 Backstroke 3:14.30 “-62.07” 24.2% Improvement

Goldfins nailed down 31 NEW Provincial Qualifying Time Standards!

 

Saskatchewan AA Provincial Qualifying Standards:

Sofia Baron 50 Backstroke

Zoe Gursky 200 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle

 

 

 

Saskatchewan A Provincial Qualifying Standards:

Farrah Aitken 100 Freestyle, 50 Fly

Addie Bartlett 200 IM, 200 Backstroke

Daniel Bedford 50 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle

Minau Burrows 50 Backstroke

Mila D’Souza 50 Backstroke

Jacob Findlay 100 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke

Sidney Goodwin 200 Breaststroke

Miller Gotto 200 Fly

Summer Grajo 200 Breaststroke

Zoe Gursky 100 Backstroke

Anton Magsuci 50 Backstroke

Everett Rempel 50 Breaststroke

Ethan Rieger 100 & 200 Freestyle, 50 Fly

Will Sothilingam 100 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke

Cohen Veikle 50 & 100 Breaststroke

Brette White 200 Backstroke

Dakota Wigness 100 & 200 Freestyle, 200 IM, 100 Backstroke

 

 

 

A huge thank you to the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Flying Fins and Swim Saskatchewan for hosting this epic championship event!

Get ready, Goldfins, because we're back in action at the 2025 Short Course Senior Provincial Championships (Man/SK) March 6 – 9, 2025 – Regina, SK.

 

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