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JHS Swim team cruises to success at district meet

The Joshua High School swim team cruised to success at the District meet this past Saturday!

The girl's squad earned the district team championship, and a total of five relays and eight individuals qualified for the Regional contest! Head coach John Grisham also was named co-coach of the meet.

Girl's Team - First district championship in school history
• 200 Medley Relay 3rd place and new school record - Aubree Moore, Zoe Smith, Alexis D'Antonio, Maddison Brown
• 200 Free Relay 2nd place and new school record - Avery Farrell, Aubree Moore, Olivia Durfey, Sophia Bustillos
• 400 Free Relay 3rd place and new school record - Avery Farrell, Olivia Durfey, Zoe Smith, Sophia Bustillos
• Sophia Bustillos - 200 free 1st place and new school record, 100 free 1st place and new school record
• Olivia Durfey - 100 fly - 5th place and new school record, 500 free - 10th place and new school record
• Zoe Smith - 200 IM - 6th place and new school record, 100 breast - 5th place  and new school record
• Madison Arellano - 50 free - 22nd place, 100 free - 22nd place
• Autumn Allen - 50 free - 13th place, 500 free - 11th place
• Avery Farrell - 50 free - 4th place, 100 free - 4th place
• Aubree Moore - 50 free - 6th place, 100 back - 8th place
• Maddison Brown - 200 IM - 7th place, 100 breast - 6th place
• Alexis D'Antonio - 100 fly - 6th place

All three relays will compete at the Regional Competition along with Sophia Bustillos competing in the 200 free and 100 free, Olivia Durfey in the 100 fly, Avery Farrell in the 50 free and 100 free, Aubree Moore in the 50 free, Zoe Smith in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke, Maddison Brown in the 100 breaststroke, and Alexis D'Antonio in the 100 fly. 

JHS Girls Swim Team at 2025 District Meet

Boy's Team 
• 200 Free Relay 2nd place - Ayden Jalali, Emilio Garcia, Darren Durfey, Donald Palmer
• 400 Free Relay 6th place and new school record - Ayden Jalali, Emilio Garcia, Darren Durfey, Donald Palmer
• Donald Palmer - 200 free - 1st place, 100 fly - 1st place 
• Emilio Garcia - 50 free - 14th place, 100 free - 16th place
• Ayden Jalali - 50 free - 8th place, 100 free - 8th place
• Darren Durfey - 50 free - 10th place, 100 breaststroke - 7th place and new school record

Both boy's relays will compete at the Regionals, and Donald Palmer will participate in the 200 free and 100 fly. 

JHS Boys Swim Team at 2025 District Meet

"I'm so incredibly proud of how hard both of my teams have worked these last six months," Coach Grisham said. "It showed at this meet with the amount of medals and regional qualifiers that we have."

The Regional Competition will be February 7 and 8 at the Debbie Weems Natatorium in Mansfield.