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DSC brings it home at home

Earls and Kniffin star in the Durango Rec Center pool
The female members of the Durango Swim Club led the charge for the team last weekend at their home meet. All 14 of DSC’s first-place finishes were swam by females.

Thirteen teams from three states descended on Durango on June 20-21 for the Durango Summer Invite at the Durango Recreation Center.

The Durango swim club fielded the largest team with 28 athletes and finished in third place.

Salida won the meet, while Gunnison finished second.

There were 151 total athletes from three different states (Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming) at the meet.

DSC grabbed 14 first-place finishes – all on the girls side – and landed in the top-three 57 times.

Joci Earl (14) won six events at the meet to lead DSC in scoring.

She finished first in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter backstroke, 100-meter freestyle, 200-meter backstroke, 200-meter individual medley and 400-meter freestyle.

Brooke Kniffin, who graduated from Durango High School this past season and will swim next year at the University of Hawaii, won five events in the 15-and-over age bracket.

She topped the podium in the 100-meter backstroke, 100-meter breaststroke, 100-meter freestyle, 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter freestyle.

Kniffin also was second in the 50-meter freestyle, finishing 0.2 seconds behind teammate Anne Mummery.

Mummery (15) also won the 100-meter butterfly while finishing behind Kniffin in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events.

Elli Earl (16), Joci’s older sister, won the 200-meter breaststroke and finished second in the 100-meter breaststroke.

She was third in the 400-meter freestyle.

Angela McManus (10) won the 50-meter breastroke, 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter breaststroke and 100-meter freestyle.

Seylia Schmidt (10) took first in the 50-meter backstroke.

Bryn Joyner (17) finished third in the 50-meter freestyle.

Steevie Delio (13) finished second in the 100-meter butterfly and third in the 200-meter freestyle.

Ruth Holcomb (11) took second in the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter IM.

Her younger sister, Maggie (9), was second in the 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter freestyle.

Aileen McManus, Angela’s younger sister, won the 25-meter breastroke and 50-meter breaststroke.

On the boys side, Serling Gates (14) was third in the 100-meter butterfly.

heraldsports@durangoherald.com



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