The Durango High School girls swim team made itself at home on a recent trip to the Western Slope, winning two meets on back-to-back days.

DHS took first at Delta on Jan. 23 and Glenwood Springs on Jan. 24.

In Glenwood Springs, Durango’s 200-medley relay team of Catherine Dellinger, Elli Earl, Anne Mummery and Hailey Warren finished first.

The Demons also swept the diving podium.

Caroline Tidwell took first with 160.5 points, Sarah Lawton was second and Elide Tidwell third.

“The divers showed some very strong performances, and I’m extremely happy of their sweep in both Delta and Glenwood,” DHS head coach Kathryn Ross said in an email to The Durango Herald.

Mummery took first in the 100-yard backstroke in 1 minute, 3.99 seconds and was third in the 100-yard freestyle in 56.66 seconds.

Jocelyn Earl finished third in the 500-yard freestyle in 5 minutes, 59.87 seconds. Mira Joyner took second in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:06.95.

Elli Earl was third in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:18.21.

“Overall, we had some really strong performances,” Ross said. “It was a tough and long two days of traveling, but the girls stepped up to the challenge and swam strongly.”

The Demons will return to the Western Slope for their next meet – the Western Slope Open on Feb. 6-7 at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.

That will be Durango’s last competition before state.

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Demons contribute to Durango Swim Club

Durango’s swimmers have a habit of pulling double duty in the winter.
Durango High School’s athletes helped the Durango Swim Club to a series of strong finishes at the Mavalanche swim meet January 16-18 at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.
DHS senior Haley Benjamin took first in the 100-, 200- and 500-yard freestyles, the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley.
Fellow Demons’ swimmer Anne Mummery won the 100-yard backstroke in 59.38 and also finished third in the 200-yard backstroke and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle.
Elli Earl took fourth in the 100-and 200-yard breaststrokez, seventh in the 50-yard freestyle and 10th in the 100-yard freestyle.
Joci Earl took 11th in the 200-yard backstroke and 17th in the 100-yard freestyle.
Lacey Hoselton finished sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Mira Joyner wrapped up the Demons’ contributions with a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, seventh in the 100-yard backstroke and eighth in the 200-yard backstroke.
Clarie Larson took 12th in the 200-yard freestyle and 10th in the 200-yard backstroke.
Iain McCourt was 10th in the 100-yard breaststroke and 14th in the 100-yard freestyle.
Eliza Rossi finished fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke and 100-yard breaststroke and seventh in the 100-yard backstroke.
Quinn Schmidt was fourth in the 100-yard backstroke, seventh in the 200-yard IM, eighth in the 50-yard butterfly and 10th in the 200-yard freestyle.
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