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Updated at 6:42 p.m., Saturday, February 14, 2009

Swimming: Iolani boys, Punahou girls capture state championships

Advertiser Staff

The 'Iolani boys swimming team brought home the Raiders' first boys team title since 2005, dethroning two-time defending state champion Punahou at Central O'ahu Regional Park today

'Iolani, led by freshman Kacy Johnson, finished with 62 points, Punahou was second with 43 and Hawai'i Prep third with 30.

Johnson won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:53.95 and the 500 freestyle in 4:38.23.

He also was part of the meet-record setting 200 medley relay team (1:35.97) and winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:15.45).

On the girls side, Punahou's Christel Simms finished her high school career in style by winning all four of her events, including setting a meet record in the 100-yard backstroke for the second day in a row, as the Buffanblu cruised to the team title.

The Buffanblu girls won their fourth consecutive title with 75 points. 'Iolani was second with 21 and Baldwin third with 18.

2009 HHSAA LOCAL MOTION SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Central O'ahu Regional Park

(all race distances in yards. *—record)

Girls

1, Punahou 75. 2, 'Iolani 21. 3, Baldwin 18. 4, Kapolei 17. 5t, Lahainaluna 16. 5t, Kealakehe 16. 7, Seabury Hall 14. 8, Mililani 13. 9, Kamehameha 12. 10, Pearl City 9. 11, Kamehameha-Maui 6. 12t, Hawai'i Baptist 5. 12t, Waiakea 5. 14, Hawai'i Prep 4. 15t, Maui 3. 15t, La Pietra 3. 17, St. Andrew's Priory 2. 18, Island Pacific Academy 1.

1 meter diving: 1, Chelaine Eliazar (Punahou) 392.55. 2, Kathryn Chinn (Punahou) 370.50. 3, Sheyenn Machida (Maui) 368.35. 4, Maria Zarka (St. Andrew's) 363.75. 5, Ashley Maginot (Island Pacific) 331.65.

200 medley relay: 1, Punahou (Christel Simms, Brandi Halemano, Brailey Hirose-Hulbert, Naomi Ng) 1:52.55. 2, Lahainaluna 1:53.18. 3, Kapolei 1:53.79. 4, Kealakehe 1:55.38. 5, Mililani 1:56.71.

200 freestyle: 1, Jennifer Cahill (Baldwin) 1:54.81. 2, Kendra Rask (Punahou) 1:58.76. 3, Kira Sasaki ('Iolani) 2:00.97. 4, Rachel Shimizu (Waiakea) 2:01.19. 5, Michelle Dudley (Pearl City) 2:01.26.

200 individual medley: 1, Elizabeth Matthews (Seabury Hall) 2:09.46. 2, Alyssa Foo (Kealakehe) 2:13.31. 3, Jade Morton (Kealakehe) 2:13.72. 4, Kiana White (Mililani) 2:13.77. 5, Charlea Goodness (Kamehameha) 2:18.22.

50 freestyle: 1, Rachel Fujita (Punahou) 24.27. 2, Shanelle Choi (Pearl City) 24.40. 3, Madeline Jamora (Kapolei) 24.45. 4, Noe Vargas (Hawai'i Prep) 25.17. 5, Nanea Fujiyama (Kamehameha) 25.27.

100 butterfly: 1, Christel Simms (Punahou) 56.92. 2, Shanelle Choi (Pearl City) 59.46. 3, Josette Gose (Mililani) 1:00.60. 4, Catherine Nakamura (Hawai'i Baptist) 1:00.64. 5, Remy Hirai (Kamehameha) 1:02.30.

100 freestyle: 1, Rachel Fujita (Punahou) 52.65. 2, Tori Crozier (Kamehameha-Maui) 53.09. 3, Sammy Moody (La Pietra) 54.08. 4, Stephanie Chun ('Iolani) 55.72. 5, Alexandra Jamora (Kapolei) 55.99.

500 freestyle: 1, Jennifer Cahill (Baldwin) 5:08.02. 2, Kimberlee Cadell (Kamehameha) 5:14.04. 3, Rachel Shimizu (Waiakea) 5:18.61. 4, Angelina Demirbag (Seabury Hall) 5:18.70. 5, Alyssa Foo (Kealakehe) 5:22.34.

200 freestyle relay: 1, Punahou (Rachel Fujita, Naomi Ng, Zoe Namba, Kendra Rask) 1:40.70. 2, 'Iolani 1:42.15. 3, Kapolei 1:43.43. 4, Lahainaluna 1:43.71. 5, Kamehameha 1:44.29.

100 backstroke: 1, Christel Simms (Punahou) 55.73*. (old record, 56.34, Christel Simms, Punahou, 2009). 2, Kamaehu Alboro (Lahainaluna) 59.85. 3, Catherine Nakamura (Hawai'i Baptist) 1:00.45. 4, Noe Vargas (Hawai'i Prep) 1:01.30. 5, Madeline Jamora (Kapolei) 1:01.80.

100 breaststroke: 1, Elizabeth Matthews (Seabury Hall) 1:07.34. 2, Kiana White (Mililani) 1:08.51. 3, Kimberlee Cadell (Kamehameha) 1:08.93. 4, Tori Crozier (Kamehameha-Maui) 1:10.13. 5, Brandi Halemano (Punahou) 1:10.52.

400 freestyle relay: 1, Punahou (Christel Simms, Rachel Fujita, Kendra Rask, Elise Baker) 3:34.94. 2, 'Iolani 3:42.56. 3, Baldwin 3:45.28. 4, Kealakehe 3:46.80. 5, Mililani 3:48.00.

Boys

1, 'Iolani 62. 2, Punahou 43. 3, Hawai'i Prep 30. 4, Kamehameha 23. 5, Kaiser 20. 6, Kalani 13. 7t, Seabury Hall 12. 7t, Pearl City 12. 9, Kealakehe 9. 10, Kapolei 8. 11t, Waiakea 3. 11t, Leilehua 3. 13t, Baldwin 1. 13t, Island Pacific Academy 1.

1 meter diving: 1, Spencer Madanay (Punahou) 438.70. 2, Kainoa Lopes (Kaiser) 431.15. 3, Austin Howlet (Seabury Hall) 412.40. 4, Beau Brians (Kaiser) 351.65. 5, Ryan Brem (Baldwin) 295.85.

200 medley relay: 1, 'Iolani (Ian White, Kacy Johnson, Geramiah Simoes, Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka) 1:35.97*. (old record, 1:35.98, 'Iolani, 2002). 2, Punahou 1:36.99. 3, Hawai'i Prep 1:41.23. 4, Kaiser 1:43.43. 5, Kalani 1:43.49.

200 freestyle: 1, Thomas Yi (Kalani) 1:44.18. 2, Jayson Hagi (Kapolei) 1:46.95. 3, Sean McCaulley (Leilehua) 1:47.00. 4, Robert Kiessling (Punahou) 1:47.06. 5, Thomas Fee (Punahou) 1:47.19.

200 individual medley: 1, Kacy Johnson ('Iolani) 1:53.95. 2, Kila Pickering (Kamehameha) 1:55.89. 3, Zach Johnson (Seabury Hall) 2:00.07. 4, Ryan Saunders (Punahou) 2:02.01. 5, Marc Okimura (Punahou) 2:02.31.

50 freestyle: 1, Ruddy Kiessling (Punahou) 21.77. 2, Noah Murray (Hawai'i Prep) 22.03. 3, Kyle Reese-Sanchez (Kaiser) 22.19. 4, Cody Morse (Hawai'i Prep) 22.23. 5, Rayfe Asaoka-Gaspar ('Iolani) 22.30.

100 butterfly: 1, Geramiah Simoes ('Iolani) 50.24. 2, Nicholas Garrett (Kealakehe) 51.74. 3, Kyle Reese-Sanchez (Kaiser) 52.01. 4, Nick Penny (Hawai'i Prep) 52.17. 5, Avery Chern (Punahou) 53.35.

100 freestyle: 1, Daren Choi (Pearl City) 47.46. 2, Ruddy Kiessling (Punahou) 47.94. 3, Thomas Yi (Kalani) 47.95. 4, Robert Kiessling (Punahou) 49.10. 5, Taylor Fife (Island Pacific) 49.39.

500 freestyle: 1, Kacy Johnson ('Iolani) 4:38.23. 2, Jayson Hagi (Kapolei) 4:43.35. 3, Kevin Moy (Punahou) 4:47.66. 4, Kevin Jones ('Iolani) 4:53.72. 5, Aaron Schmaltz (Punahou) 4:55.07.

200 freestyle relay: 1, 'Iolani (Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka, Geramiah Simoes, Ian White, Kevin Jones) 1:28.58. 2, Hawai'i Prep 1:28.67. 3, Kamehameha 1:30.11. 4, Seabury Hall 1:31.33. 5, Kalani 1:34.19.

100 backstroke: 1, Daren Choi (Pearl City) 51.84. 2, Geramiah Simoes ('Iolani) 52.23. 3, Nicholas Garrett (Kealakehe) 54.98. 4, Avery Chern (Punahou) 55.25. 5, Ian White ('Iolani) 55.33.

100 breaststroke: 1, Kila Pickering (Kamehameha) 57.87. 2, Marc Okimura (Punahou) 59.20. 3, Peter Chi (Waiakea) 1:00.39. 4, Zach Johnson (Seabury Hall) 1:01.25. 5, Evan Uy (Kamehameha) 1:01.34.

400 freestyle relay: 1, 'Iolani (Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka, Kevin Jones, Chase Weber, Kacy Johnson) 3:15.45. 2, Hawai'i Prep 3:18.45. 3, Kamehameha 3:21.19. 4, Kaiser 3:24.41. 5, Kealakehe 3:27.36.