Saskatoon Junior Goldfins Dazzle at the Little Caesars 2025 Winter Fun Meet

April 1, 2025

 

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club proudly hosted the Little Caesars 2025 Winter Fun Meet on Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon, SK. This event was a remarkable showcase of talent, sportsmanship, and community support.

A Celebration of Dedication and Skill

With over 140 swimmers participating, the event was filled with exciting performances that highlighted the athletes' dedication and skill. The swimmers achieved a total of 279 personal best times, demonstrating their hard work and progress, with an impressive 81.4% of the swims resulting in personal best times. This underscores the athletes' commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

100% Personal Best Achievers

Congratulations to the following swimmers who achieved 100% personal best times:

  • Hudson Austin
  • Jake Brookman
  • Olivia Catte
  • Eliana Wolfson
  • Amelia Choo
  • Eleanor Davis
  • Piper Dickson
  • Myla Dirk
  • Anouk Dyck
  • Alexia Effa
  • Scarlett Elson
  • Qualen Flemming
  • Madeline Forseth
  • Gemma Friggstad
  • Shae Frith
  • Adda Fu
  • Alice Fu
  • Aoife Gibbons
  • Kristina Goncharov
  • Michael Goncharov
  • Sara Horvath
  • Kyra Jackson
  • Ellison Jana
  • Mackinnon Johnson
  • Hazel Klassen
  • Ruby Kolla
  • Ronan Lange
  • Rory Mah
  • Wesley Mah
  • Ryzabell Pasion
  • Stone Phippard
  • John Preiss
  • Emmett Reddekopp
  • Elia Reiter
  • Madison Rusnell
  • Caitlyn Samonte
  • Kate Seto
  • Jack Smela
  • Maisie Smela
  • Bracken Takagi
  • Violet Taylor
  • Aruke Uzbekova
  • Simrin Virdi
  • Kip Waldo
  • Yvonne Walz
  • Ethan Wang
  • Zhanran Wang
  • Winnie White
  • Isaac Willick
  • Sienna Wilson
  • Cici Xu
  • Evelina Zawadowski
  • Isabella Zhang
  • Grace Zhang

 

 

Door Prize Winners

The Little Caesars 2025 Winter Fun Meet also featured exciting door prizes, with winners as follows:

  • Bronze: Ella Williams
  • Silver: Rory Mah
  • Gold: Aoife Gibbons

Most Improved Swimmers

The meet also celebrated the most improved swimmers, highlighting the impressive progress made by these athletes:

Bronze:

  • Kaley Hack (25M Freestyle Kick) – 48.7% Improvement
  • Michael Goncharov (25M Freestyle Swim) – 39.1% Improvement
  • Kristina Goncharov (25M Freestyle Swim) – 37.7% Improvement

Silver:

  • Ethan Wang (25M Backstroke) – 31.1% Improvement
  • Winnie White (50M Freestyle) – 27.9% Improvement
  • Qualen Flemming (50M Freestyle Kick) – 27.8% Improvement

Gold:

  • Stone Phippard (50M Backstroke) – 34.6% Improvement
  • Kendrick Brewster (100M Freestyle) – 27.2% Improvement
  • Piper Dickson (100M Freestyle) – 22.4% Improvement

 

 

Top Performances

The top three results in various events were as follows:

Event

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

100M Freestyle

Myla Dirk

Viet Tri Nguyen

Alice Fu

50M Freestyle

Madison Rusnell

Yvonne Walz

Jack Smela

25M Freestyle

Rayna Haver

Gemma Friggstad

Maddox Katsiris

50M Gold Backstroke

Scarlett Elson

Emmett Dyck

Jake Brookman

25M Silver Backstroke

Yvonne Walz

Madison Rusnell

McKinley Bowman

25M Bronze Backstroke

Gemma Friggstad

Rayna Haver

Arian Rezaei

50M Gold Kick

Simrin Virdi

Myla Dirk

Viet Tri Nguyen

50M Silver Kick

Yvonne Walz

Owen Saganski

Jack Smela

25M Freestyle Kick

Alexia Effa

Rayna Haver

Abby Choo

 

Little Caesars 2025 Winter Fun Meet Results

 

A Heartfelt Thank You

The Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club extends heartfelt gratitude to Little Caesars franchisee Lana Niro for her generous title sponsorship, which played a crucial role in making this competitive swim series possible. The generous donation of delicious pizza perfectly concluded a fantastic evening of competition, allowing young swimmers to showcase their skills and refine them in the Junior Goldfins – Learn to Race Program.

Special thanks also go to all the volunteers, coaches, and swimmers whose incredible contributions made the Fun Meets a resounding success. A special acknowledgment goes to our Goldfins Senior Officials: Kae-Lynn Gebhardt, Randall Keays, Colleen Patterson, Rick Godbout, Tori Veikle, Allison Busa, Rachel Boyko, Stephanie Peachy, Michelle Jarcan, Skip Munshaw, and Kirby Orchard.

The Little Caesars 2025 Winter Fun Meet was an overwhelming success, and we eagerly anticipate witnessing even more remarkable achievements at the Little Caesars 2025 Spring Fun Meet on June 27, 2025.

 

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