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