Medals Come Home to Saskatoon From the 47th Chinook Invitational
Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club participated in the 47th Chinook Invitational Swim Meet from April 19th to 21st, 2024, in Calgary, AB. Here are the highlights from the event:
- Forty Goldfins swimmers competed in four sessions over the weekend.
- Eleven Goldfins swimmers achieved 14 individual event podium finishes.
Goldfins Silver Medalists:
- Benjamin Nesteroff: 50 Fly
- Piper Lejbak: 200 Backstroke
- Zoe Zimonick: 200 Fly
- Claire Huber: 200 Fly
- Jordan Szutiak: 200 Fly
- James DeLathouwer: 200 Freestyle
- Landon Kennedy: 100 Fly
Goldfins Bronze Medalists:
- Zoe Zimonick: 200 Breaststroke
- Claire Huber: 400 IM
- Carsyn Busa: 200 Freestyle
- Nathan Grayston: 200 Fly
- Benjamin Nesteroff: 100 Backstroke
- Oliver Genest: 100 Breaststroke
- Phillip Shorte: 100 Freestyle
Sofia Lazic achieved her first Saskatchewan Long Course Junior Provincial Qualifying Time in the 50M Freestyle with a time of 40.39. Additionally, Saskatoon Goldfins swimmers achieved 88 new provincial qualifying time standards.
Saskatchewan AA Long Course Provincial Qualifying Time Standards:
- Inioluwa Agbejule: 50 Fly
- Harper Bear: 200 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle
- Kai Burke: 50 Fly
- Sadie Burrows: 50 & 400 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke
- Carsyn Busa: 50, 200 & 400 Freestyle
- Foster Fourney: 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke
- Oliver Genest: 50 & 200 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke
- Sidney Goodwin: 100 Freestyle
- Claire Huber: 50 Freestyle
- Landon Kennedy: 200 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke
- Piper Lejbak: 50 Backstroke
- Phillip Shorte: 50 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke
- Shay Sullivan: 400 IM, 50 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle
- Jordan Szutiak: 50 Backstroke
- Zoe Zimonick: 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Saskatchewan A Long Course Provincial Qualifying Time Standards:
- Erioluwa Agbejule: 50 Freestyle, 50 Fly
- Inioluwa Agbejule: 200 Backstroke
- Harper Bear: 100 Backstroke
- Cori Biberdorf: 400 IM, 100 Backstroke
- Kasey Biberdorf: 200 IM, 100, 200, 400 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke
- Josh Block: 100 & 200 Backstroke
- Briana Boyko: 400 IM, 400 Freestyle
- Kai Burke: 400 Freestyle
- James DeLathouwer: 200 Breaststroke, 100 Fly
- Kamlyn Dyck 50 & 400 Freestyle
- Foster Fourney 100 & 200 Breaststroke
- Oliver Genest 100 Fly
- Zahra Gokavi Bailey 200 Breaststroke, 400 Freestyle
- Sidney Goodwin 50 & 400 Freestyle, 50 Fly
- Ava Gursky 200 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle
- Emmy Hoffmann 200 & 400 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke
- Olivia Hoffmann 200 Fly
- Hadley Hollick 400 Freestyle
- Claire Huber 50 Backstroke, 100 & 200 Fly
- Clara Lane 200 IM, 400 Freestyle
- Sofia Lazic 50 Freestyle
- Monica Lin 200 & 400 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke
- Katie Longjohn 400 Freestyle
- Benjamin Nesteroff 400 Freestyle, 100 Fly
- Lan Nguyen 50 Fly, 50 Breaststroke, 400 Freestyle
- Lauren Russell 100 & 400 Freestyle
- Phillip Shorte 50, 100 & 400 Freestyle
- Jordan Szutiak 100 & 200 Breaststroke, 200 Fly
- Zoe Zimonick 200 Fly
The Goldfins swimmers attained 193 personal best short course times over the weekend, with eleven swimmers achieving 100% personal best long course times. The top 3 most improved events were recognized, with Benjamin Nesteroff, Erioluwa Agbejule, and Josh Block showing significant improvements.
The Goldfins swimmers and coaches would like to thank the Goldfins chaperones for taking care of our swimmers throughout the weekend: Ryan MacGillivray, Tina Zimonick and Kelly Kozak. The Goldfins Swim Club would like to thank the Calgay Patriots for hosting this exciting competition.
The Goldfins will be competing at the Craven SPORT Services Racing Series #4 on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon, SK.
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