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Durango Swim Club summer season has kicked off

Haley Benjamin dove in right where she got out.

The Durango Swim Club’s distance star started her summer session by winning the 500-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyle events at the Sopris IMX Challenge on May 16-17 in Glenwood Springs.

She also finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard breaststroke.

Eight other DSC swimmers joined Benjamin in Glenwood.

Jessica Bowman was 18th in the 100-yard butterfly and 25th in the 500-yard freestyle, dropping time in both events, DSC head coach Suzanne Schieltz said in an email to The Durango Herald.

Abby Bowman, her younger sister, finished third in the 200-yard freestyle and sixth in the 100-yard freestyle.

Quinn Schmidt took second in the 500-yard freestyle, fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke, third in the 100-yard freestyle and first in the 1,000-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle and 400-yard individual medley for her age group.

McKenzie Rion was seventh in the 50-yard breaststroke, fifth in the 100-yard individual medley, fifth in the 50-yard backstroke and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke.

Angela McManus finished second in the 50-yard backstroke, fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke, sixth in the 50-yard freestyle, fourth in the 200-yard individual medley, fourth in the 100-yard freestyle, fourth in the 50-yard butterfly and fifth in the 200-yard IM.

The season will continue in two locations Friday.

Fifteen swimmers will travel to Cortez for a meet, while six will head to Albuquerque for the Lobo Inivtational.

heraldsports@durangoherald.com



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