\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
![\"Alex](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4127200_web1_IMG_5886.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n
Alex Shogolev photo<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
12-year-old Arthur Godoy has set 12 new individual provincial records in the pool so far this season, all while competing against older swimmers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Alex Shogolev, who coaches Godoy through the Alpha Swim Club, said this level of success was always within reach for the youngster this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight before the season began, we had a chat, and we structured a plan for him. We talked about these records, and we tried to set up a plan of how we were going to tackle all these records. We didn\u2019t limit it to the distance or the stroke, per se. We set up a plan, and he\u2019s executing it really well,\u201d Shogolev said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was awesome to break the records with them\u2026 in the end, everybody is happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the big difference is that he\u2019s very goal-driven. He is disciplined, and even when he\u2019s not feeling 100 per cent at practice, he still gives it his all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Godoy has also had some help etching his name in the history books. Along with Caelen Palma, Raul Hadzhyiev, and Nash Mendoza, the quartet set new benchmarks in the 200m freestyle relay (1:54.73), 400m freestyle relay (4:22.98) and 200m medley relay (2:09.40).<\/p>\n
\u201cShowing that we can break individual records and records together, that\u2019s something I thought was awesome,\u201d Godoy said. \u201cEspecially when you\u2019re younger, it\u2019s hard to get more than one person who can work together and break a record. Especially since they\u2019re my friends \u2014 I know them, I train with them, so it was awesome to break the records with them\u2026 in the end, everybody is happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Supplied<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Avielle Toews broke records in the 50-metre breaststroke and 200m breaststroke.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Toews broke two records \u2014 the 50-metre breaststroke (34.5 seconds) and 200m breaststroke (2:46.07) \u2014 that were previously held by Mia West, who made waves in local pools for years and is currently swimming for the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n Toews is just in her third season of competitive swimming but has already experienced great success, sweeping the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke events at junior provincials in her first season and following that up with another strong campaign last year.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s such an inspiration to me, and to break her records, it\u2019s just crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMia West, she\u2019s such an inspiration to me, and to break her records, it\u2019s just crazy. I\u2019ve looked up to her and her sister, Halle, since I started swimming,\u201d said Toews, who excels in the breaststroke and freestyle disciplines.<\/p>\n \u201cMy coaches, they always told me I could do it, but I never really expected \u2014 especially the 50, I just went into that race, and I was like, \u2018I\u2019m just gonna swim it.\u2019 I think I\u2019ve improved a lot this year.\u201d<\/p>\n Toews comes from an athletic background, as her mother, Tara, swam with the University of Manitoba Bisons and her dad, Nathan, was a volleyball player with the Canadian national team.<\/p>\n Toews also has goals of one day swimming in a university pool and possibly beyond, and she is already getting tips from former Olympian and fellow Winnipegger Kelsey Wog, who was introduced to the youngster after walking into Toews\u2019 family\u2019s restaurant. Wog quickly became a mentor to the young water bug.<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\tThe Warm-Up<\/p>\n Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.<\/p>\n \t\t\tSign up for The Warm-Up<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \u201cThe friendship they have is very unique, and it\u2019s very, very special,\u201d Tara said. \u201cSo even just asking Kelsey about the personal side of swimming, too: how to navigate being a student-athlete and the pressures of it all. Kelsey has been such a blessing for her.\u201d<\/p>\n Toews and Godoy, along with fellow up-and-comer Makar Bezzoubov, will look to maintain their momentum at the upcoming Best of the West meet, which goes at Pan Am Pool from April 23-26. The competition draws a collection of some of the top young swimmers from across the country. Shogolev estimates that qualifying times need to be among the top 25 in Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is going to be a really high-level meet,\u201d said Godoy. I\u2019m super excited, I\u2019ve been training super hard, and the thing I\u2019m most looking forward to is racing other people that are really good, because that\u2019s what I hope for every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n winnipegfreepress.com\/joshuafreysam<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Joshua Frey-Sam Josh Frey-Sam reports on sports and business at the Free Press. Josh got his start at the paper in 2022, just weeks after graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College. He reports primarily on amateur teams and athletes in sports. Read more about Josh<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Josh produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.<\/p>\n \t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Reporter
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n