Record-Breaking Performances at the Goldfins Winter Whiteout

February 6, 2025

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club hosted the 2025 Goldfins Winter Whiteout from January 31 to February 2, 2025, at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon, SK. The event was a grand success, featuring 12 teams from across Saskatchewan and over 280 athletes who competed in more than 1900 individual events and 54 relay events. The home team, Goldfins Swim Club, proudly showcased the talent of 100 swimmers who participated in over 700 events throughout the weekend.

Record-Breaking Performances

The meet witnessed several record-breaking performances. Among the standout achievements were:

Miller Gotto: The young swimmer set new records in the Girls 10 & Under category for the 50M Backstroke, clocking 37.04 in the prelims and an impressive 36.88 in the finals. This performance improved her own previous record of 37.54 set during the 48th Goldfins Invitational in November 2024.
An Nguyen: She broke the record in the 50M Breaststroke with a time of 43.24, surpassing the previous joint record held by Ridley Burwell (2016) and Kyla Butterworth (November 2024) of 43.43.
Girls 11-12 400M Medley Relay Team: Comprised of Naomi Liu, Abigail Gauld, Sadie Burrows, and Ava Gursky, the team set a new short course record with a time of 5:03.44. They broke the longstanding record from November 2002 set by former Goldfins swimmers Khristine Feraro, Natalie Brandt, Keira Minielly, and Rikia Trischuk, who had a time of 5:16.92.

Personal Bests and Top Improvements

The Goldfins swimmers collectively achieved 525 personal best short course times. Remarkably, 20 Goldfins swimmers posted 100% personal best times, including:

Fares Alkhatib
Aliyah Aubut
Addie Bartlett
Cori Biberdorf
Kasey Biberdorf
Noah Findlay
Abigail Gauld
Gillian Grayston
Emmy Hoffmann
Ivy Kellett
Alex Kovalenko
Hannah Larson
Naomi Liu
Elliotte Mah
Avyn Munshaw
An Nguyen
Everett Rempel
Claire Rodriguez
Ethan Zbytovsky
Naomi Zdunich

Top 3 Most Improved Events

Aliyah Aubut - 50M Backstroke improved by 22.3% (-11.01 seconds)
Alex Kovalenko - 200M Breaststroke improved by 18.7% (-57.91 seconds)
Hannah Larson - 200M Breaststroke improved by 19.3% (-51.60 seconds)

New Qualifiers for Upcoming Championships

The club is thrilled to announce new additions to their Senior Provincial Team, preparing for the 2025 Man/SK Short Course Provincial Championships in March 2025. Noteworthy qualifiers include:

Kamlyn Dyck: Achieved her first qualifying time in the 1500M Freestyle with a time of 20:24.18.
Farrah Aitken: Posted her first qualifying time in the 50M Backstroke with a time of 39.61.
Zahra Gokavi Bailey: Re-qualified in the 50M Breaststroke with a time of 38.22.

Qualifying Time Standards

Saskatchewan AA Short Course Qualifying Time Standards

Farrah Aitken - 50 Backstroke
Fares Alkhatib - 1500 Freestyle
Aliyah Aubut - 50 Backstroke, 100 & 200 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke
Harper Bear - 50 Backstroke, 800 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley
Sami Benning - 200 Fly
Kasey Biberdorf - 400 & 800 Freestyle
Josh Block - 1500 Freestyle
Sadie Burrow - 50 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 200 & 400 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley
Carsyn Busa - 200 Individual Medley
Kyla Butterworth - 200 Breaststroke
Tori Darling - 50 & 100 Backstroke
James DeLathouwer - 100 Breaststroke, 100 Fly
Landon Dubiel - 1500 Freestyle
Kamlyn Dyck - 1500 Freestyle
Abigail Gauld - 50 Fly, 200, 400 & 800 Freestyle
Zahra Gokavi Bailey - 50 Breaststroke, 100 Freestyle
Ava Gursky - 400 & 800 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley
Scott Heinbigner - 1500 Freestyle, 100 Fly
Emmy Hoffmann - 50 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke
Avery Houle - 200 Indivdual Medley
Claire Huber - 50 Fly, 800 Freestyle
Sophia Klawitter - 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 100 & 200 Fly, 200 Backstroke, 400 Individual Medley
Naomi Liu - 800 Freestyle, 200 Fly
Anton Magsuci - 50 Freestyle
Atticus Mowat - 50 Fly
Avyn Munshaw - 50 & 100 Breaststroke, 1500 Freestyle
Gracie Munshaw - 400 Individual Medley
Spencer Nave - 400 Individual Medley
Benjamin Nesteroff - 200 Fly, 400 Freestyle
An Nguyen - 100 Breaststroke
Lan Nguyen - 50 Backstroke, 50, 400 & 1500 Freestyle
Aiden Sereda-Wosminity - 100 Backstroke
Carson Sereda-Wosminity - 1500 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley
Joseph Shao - 50 Backstroke
Phillip Shorte - 50 & 200 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle
Shay Sullivan - 400 & 1500 Freestyle
Jordan Szutiak - 50 Breaststroke
Chasen Weber - 50 Fly
Kian Wu - 100 Breaststroke, 100 Fly
Ethan Zbytovsky - 50 Fly, 50 & 200 Backstroke, 400 & 1500 Freestyle

Saskatchewan A Short Course Qualifying Time Standards

Fares Alkhatib - 100 & 200 Fly, 200 Freestyle
Lennox Armstrong - 100 Backstroke
Aliyah Aubut - 800 Freestyle
Youssef Barakat - 50 Freestyle
Sofia Baron - 50 Fly, 200 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke
Addie Bartlett - 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Kasey Biberdorf - 50 Breaststroke
Violet Bi - 400 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke
Briana Boyko - 100 Breaststroke
Kai Burke - 1500 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke
Carsyn Busa - 200 Breaststroke
Kyla Butterworth - 800 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Backstroke, 200 Individual Medley
Emily Charabin - 1500 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Fly
Victorua Darling - 100 Fly
Mila D'Souza - 200 Breaststroke
Kamlyn Dyck - 200 Indivdual Medley
Jacob Findlay - 50 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle
Oliver Genest - 1500 Freestyle
Sidney Goodwin - 100 Fly
Gillian Grayston - 800 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke
Nathan Grayston - 1500 Freestyle
Cameron Harms - 50 Breaststroke, 200 Fly, 200 Backstroke
Emmy Hoffmann - 400 Individual Medley
Hadley Hollick - 200 Fly
Dejan Jarcan - 50 Fly
Mateo Jarcan - 1500 Freestyle
Ivy Kellett - 50 & 200 Fly, 800 Freestyle, 200 Fly, 200 Backstroke, 400 Individual Medley
Alex Kovalenko - 50 Backstroke
Hannah Larson - 100 Freestyle
Anton Magsuci - 200 Freestyle
Elliotte Mah - 50 & 200 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke
Markel Martinez De San Vicente - 50 Fly, 1500 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley
Avyn Munshaw - 100 Backstroke
Benjamin Nesteroff - 50 & 200 Breaststroke
An Nguyen -100 & 800 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley
Everett Rempel - 50 Fly, 50 & 100 Freestyle
Claire Rodriguez - 200 Breaststroke
Carson Sereda-Wosminity - 200 Fly
Joseph Shao - 1500 Freestyle
Phillip Shorte - 1500 Freestyle
Jordan Szutiak - 1500 Freestyle, 200 Fly, 200 Breaststroke
Cohen Veikle - 50 Backstroke, 800 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley, 200 Breaststroke
Reese Veikle - 50 Backstroke, 200, 400 & 800 Freestyle
Sienna Weber - 50 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley
Dakota Wigness - 50 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Breaststroke
Sebastian Wruck - 100 Fly

Acknowledgments

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club extends heartfelt thanks to the incredible officials and volunteers who made this event possible. Special gratitude goes to the meet referees: Belinda Bilous, Colleen Patterson, Kristen Dyck, and Ryan Clark. The club also thanks the meet managers, Rachel Boyko and Ryan Lejbak, for their outstanding support and organization. Additionally, the club appreciates the generous sponsors whose support was instrumental in the success of this competition.

What’s Next

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club will be back in action at the March Championships - Junior Provincials - February 28 - March 2, 2025 - Moose Jaw, SK and at the 2025 Man/SK Short Course Senior Provincial Championships - March 6 - 9, 2025 - Regina, SK.

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