Punahou Boys, Girls Sweep Titles At Hawaii State Meet

2025 HHSAA State Meet

• Feb. 14-15
• Honolulu
• SC (25 yards)
• Results 

It was a return to the top for the Punahou boys, and more dominance from the Punahou girls at the Hawaii High School Athletic Association state swimming and diving meet last month.

The Punahou boys won their first title since winning the last of seven in a row in 2020, in the process ending Iolani’s bid for a four-peat. The Punahou girls stayed on top, winning their ninth title in a row.

GIRLS’ RECAP

A big reason why Punahou won again was because of junior Journei Webster, a Rutgers commit who won the 100 freestyle (50.21) and 100 backstroke (56.17), both personal best times.

Webster was also a part of winning teams in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams.

She swam leadoff for the 200 medley relay team that clocked a time of 1:45.05. Reia Kimi, Deanna Wen and Alyssa Clark were the other team members.

In the 400 free relay, Webster swam second for a team that won in a time of 3;27.89. Wen, Haylie Kaichi and Kiani Morikami were the other team members.

Wen also won the 50 freestyle in a personal best time of 23.33.

The other swimmer to win two individual events was Iolani senior and USC signee Sage Miller, who repeated as champion in the 200 IM (2:02.81) and then won the 100 butterfly (54.13).

Miller also swam leadoff for Iolani’s winning team in the 200 free relay, which finished with a time of 1:36.65.

Other team members were Robyn Shin, Kendra-Ray Nishikawa and Olivia Wong.

In addition to swimming anchor on that relay, Wong also won the 200 freestyle in a personal best time of 1:51.12.

Other individual winners were:

• Kealakehe senior Hailey Barker won the diving event with 380.85 points.
• Maui junior Aika Swanson won the 500 freestyle in a persona best time of 5:00.56.
• Mililani junior Chloe Garcia won the 100 breaststroke in a personal best time of 1:06.43.

Girls’ Team Standings — Top 5

1. Punahou 88.5
2. Iolani 54
3. Kamehameha 30
4. Hawaii Preparatory 18
5. Mililani 12

BOYS’ RECAP

Punahou senior Parker Muench swam like somebody who wanted badly to end his high school career by leading his team to a state title, winning two individual events and being a part of two winning teams in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays.

Muench won the 200 individual medley (1:51.50) and the 100 backstroke (50.11), both in personal best times.

He swam leadoff for Punahou’s team that won the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:34.94. Other team members were Nick Davidson, Cade Kidani and Kaito James.

Muench later swam leadoff for Punahou’s team in the 400 freestyle relay that clinched the overall title with a winning time of 3:07.63, well-ahead of second-place Hawaii Preparatory (3:11.31).

Other team members were James, Raihau Temanaha and Fiexx Faildo.

The other individual standouts were Le Jardin freshman Juan Sebastian Bonilla and Iolani senior Noah Caiserman, an Arizona signee.

Bonilla won the 200 freestyle in a personal best time of 1:40.25 and the 500 freestyle in a time of 4:34.85. Caiserman won the 50 freestyle in a personal best time of 20.35 and the 100 freestyle in a time of 45.80.

Caiserman also swam leadoff for Iolani’s winning team in the 200 freestyle relay, which clocked a time of 1:24.33. Jihoon Sung, Aaron Zhao and Finn Arrillaga were the other team members.

Other individual winners were:

• Hawaii Preparatory junior Holden Lahey won the diving event with 306.90 points.
• Hawaii Baptist senior Quintin Cummings won the 100 butterfly in a personal best time of 49.19.
• Kapalama Kamehameha Schools junior David Wong won the 100 breaststroke in a personal best time of 57.27.

Boys Team Standings — Top 5

1. Punahou 52
2. Hawaii Preparatory 45
3. Iolani 41
4. Mililani 17, 4. (tie)Le Jardin 17