(Ages 12+) 45th Annual Saskatoon Goldfin Invitational

UPDATED INFO (NOVEMBER 9th, 2021):

Live Streaming links for each session:

Nov 12 – Friday Heats - session 1, 10 AM CST (https://youtu.be/4RZBkB1WeIM)

Nov 12 – Friday Finals - session 2, 5:30 pm CST (https://youtu.be/uC1HsmyXql0)

Nov 13 – Saturday Heats - session 3, 8:30 am CST (https://youtu.be/8bNdLsPSI3U)

Nov 13 – Saturday Finals - session 5, 5:30 pm CST (https://youtu.be/C0HBM5TvnSs)

Nov 14 – Sunday Heats - session 6, 8:30 am CST (https://youtu.be/GlzHOh9vKRE)

Nov 14 – Sunday Finals - Session 8, 4:30 pm CST (https://youtu.be/Ta4VHcobImY)

A reminder to have your swimmers that are 12 & Over to bring their proof of vaccination or negative covid test, and ID for entry to the facility.  From the Meet Package:

As per Government of Saskatchewan and City of Saskatoon published guidelines at time of sanctioning this Meet Package the following is required to gain access into the Shaw Centre:

• Masks are mandatory at the Shaw Centre. Swimmers will be required to wear a mask on deck up until race marshalling.

• Individuals 12 years of age and over are required to show proof of full vaccination or negative Covid-19 tests within 72 hours, to enter the Shaw Centre facility.

• Individuals turning 12 after July 15th, 2021 will have 3 months from their birth date in order to be fully vaccinated. They will be allowed access to the Shaw Centre during the 3-month period.

o Acceptable forms of proof of full vaccination, to be provided along with photo ID, are:

• Wallet cards received at time of immunization

• A printed copy of your MySaskHealthRecord vaccine certificate (with or

  without a QR code) or a ‘screenshot’ of your vaccine certificate (with or

  without a QR code) saved to your device

• A COVID-19 vaccine printout from Saskatchewan Health Authority Public

  Health

• A QR code/MySaskHealthRecord vaccine certificate uploaded to SK Vax

  Wallet app which is available free from Google Play or Apple App stores

• Official proof of vaccine documents from other governments

o Proof of Negative Test - Individuals who do not have proof of vaccination have the option of providing proof of a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result from within the previous 72 hours. This test is to be done at the expense of the individual. Self-administered take-home rapid antigen tests (e.g. pictures of negative tests) will not be accepted as valid proof of negative COVID-19 test results.

OLD INFO:

The 45th Annual Saskatoon Goldfin Invitational is set up to be an amazing travel meet opportunity!

Currently we this meet open to all Performance and High Performance swimmers aged 12 & Over.

This is a 2.5-3 day (stay tuned: Friday may be done as 50s + Distance timed finals), heats & finals, travel meet with no entry standards.

We will be leaving the Kinsmen Sport Centre by bus on Thursday, November 11th (exact time TBD), where we will travel to Saskatoon as a team. We should be able to do a loosen-up swim in Saskatoon on Thursday night, before we settle in to our rooms at the Best Western Blairmore hotel, a short walk from the pool. We will race heats and finals on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before traveling back to the Kinsmen on Sunday night. The current plan is that we will be providing catered meals and COVID-friendly snacks for the swimmers. This meet will be our first real team travel meet in a long time, and we are hoping to have as many of our swimmers as possible take part! The meet will be exclusively double-vaxxed swimmers, and we will be following all necessary protocols to ensure a maximally safe event.

Please declare your attendance before Noon on Monday, October 18th so that we can plan for our numbers.

Attached is the unofficial Meet Flyer which will later be replaced with a final Meet Package.