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Punahou teammates Ashlyn Witherwax, left, Roxy Kiessling, Jasmine Mau and Kayla Rask helped lead the Buffanblu to victory. More photos

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Punahou coach Jeff Meister can let out a sigh of relief as both the Buffanblu girls and boys programs scooped up titles at the OC 16/ HHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships on Saturday at Kamehameha-Hawaii.

With the wins, Meister earned his 26th and 27th state titles coaching at the high school level.

The Punahou boys edged out ILH rival Kamehameha, clinching the title by winning the 400 freestyle relay.

But it was Jasmine Mau who stole the spotlight, setting state records in the 100-yard butterfly (52.23) and 200-yard freestyle (1:47:14).

The Punahou senior also swam on her team’s winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays teams — in state-record times.

Mau passes the torch to the next generation of Punahou swimmers, like freshman Lia Foster, who earned her first individual state titles in the 100-yard backstroke as well as the two relay teams.

Kealakehe’s Cara Jernigan set a state record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.41 and earned the Waveriders a title in the 200-yard individual medley.

On the boys side, Baldwin’s Jonah Hu set a state record with a time of 55.72 in the 100-yard breaststroke, while Campbell’s Makoa Alvarez tied a record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 49.79.

GIRLS

Team: 1. Punahou, 65 points; 2. Mid-Pacific, 45; 3. ‘Iolani, 31; 4. Kealakehe, 25; 5. Kaiser, 17; 6. Kauai, 16; 7. Kamehameha, 12; T8. Castle, 6; T8. Maui Prep, 6; 10. Hawaii Prep, 4.

1M Diving: 1. Nikki Imanaka, Cast, 453.70 points; 2. Anna Archibald, MPI, 446.20; 3. Deborah Wen, Pun, 403.65.

200 medley relay: 1. Punahou (Lia Foster, Maddie Balish, Jasmine Mau, Roxy Kiessling), 1:43.77#; 2. Kealakehe, 1:51.40; 3. Kaiser, 1:51.41.

200 freestyle: 1. Jasmine Mau, Pun, 1:47.14#; 2. Lena Hayakawa, MPI, 1:52.28; 3. Rebecca Walton, MPI, 1:54.04.

200 IM: 1. Cara Jernigan, Keal, 2:04.80; 2. Sydney Kimura, Iol, 2:08.36; 3. Danielle Jefferies, MPA, 2:08.93.

50 freestyle: 1. Aja Grande, Iol, 23.31; 2. Yasmine Ware, Kauai, 23.55; 3. Kassie Kometani, Koh, 24.60.

100 butterfly: 1. Jasmine Mau, Pun, 52.23#; 2. Summer Harrison, MPI, 56.15; 3. Danielle Jefferies, MPA, 57.33.

100 freestyle: 1. Aja Grande, Iol, 51.13; 2. Lia Foster, Pun, 52.86; 3. Corrine Shigeta, Kais, 53.14.

500 freestyle: 1. Rebecca Walton, MPI, 4:59.68; 2. Leahi Camacho, Keal, 5:03.16; 3. Sydney Kimura, Iol, 5:06.61.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Mid-Pacific (Lena Hayakawa, Maia Petrides, Rebecca Walton, Summer Harrison), 1:37.50; 2. Punahou, 1:39.07; 3. ‘Iolani, 1:39.10.

100 backstroke: 1. Lia Foster, Pun, 57.20; 2. Yasmine Ware, Kauai, 57.23; 3. Leilani Herrera, Kapo, 59.06.

100 breaststroke: 1. Cara Jernigan, Keal, 1:02.41#; 2. Maddie Balish, Pun, 1:03.43; 3. Corrine Shigeta, Kais, 1:03.79.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Punahou (Jasmine Mau, Kelly Fricke, Katie Woo, Lia Foster), 3:30.33#; 2. Mid-Pacific, 3:33.21; 3. ‘Iolani, 3:35.07.

BOYS

Overall: 1. Punahou, 49 points; 2. Kamehameha, 47; 3. Baldwin, 31; 4. Le Jardin, 17; 5. Hilo, 16; 6. Kalani, 13; 7. Maui Prep, 11; 8. Campbell, 10; 9. ‘Iolani, 9; 10. Saint Louis, 7.

1M Diving: 1. Joey Sisler, StL, 451 points; 2. Evan Iwanaga, KS, 375.5; 3. Jonathan You, Bald, 342.6.

200 medley relay: 1. Kamehameha (Ryan Stack, Colin-James Fellezs, Kanoa Kaleoaloha, David Kea Jr.), 1:37.37; 2. Baldwin, 1:37.43; 3. Punahou, 1:38.40.

200 freestyle: 1. Ryan Stack, KS, 1:38.22; 2. Sam Sutherland, Pun, 1:42.31; 3. Trevyn Maruyama, Iol, 1:45.27.

200 IM: 1. Jonah Hu, Bald, 1:53.51; 2. Ryan Bisel, Hilo, 1:56.45; 3. Christian Nishimura, Moan, 1:56.54.

50 freestyle: 1. Sky Hirsch, MPA, 20.57; 2. Kanoa Kaleoaloha, KS, 20.64; 3. Noah Deer, Pun, 21.19.

100 butterfly: 1. Kevin Frifeldt, Mil, 48.99; 2. Makoa Alvarez, Camp, 49.14; 3. Sky Hirsch, MPA, 50.01.

100 freestyle: 1. Kanoa Kaleoaloha, KS, 45.65; 2. Noah Deer, Pun, 46.00; 3. Sam Sutherland, Pun, 46.23.

500 freestyle: 1. Ryan Stack, KS, 4:30.96; 2. Dong Jin Hwang, Kaln, 4:43.07; 3. Trevyn Maruyama, Iol, 4:47.47.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Punahou (Sam Sutherland, TJ Dawson, Jed Johnson, Zack Woo), 1:26.10; 2. Baldwin, 1:28.03; 3. Le Jardin, 1:30.63.

100 backstroke: 1. Makoa Alvarez, Camp, 49.79#; 2. Akira Kanamaru, MPI, 53.68; 3. Kyle Mauri, KSM, 54.21.

100 breaststroke: 1. Jonah Hu, Bald, 55.72#; 2. Ren Kuwaye-Tamanaha, Waik, 58.32; 3. Ryan Bisel, Hilo, 59.12.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Punahou, 3:06.86; 2. Kamehameha, 3:08.99; 3. Le Jardin, 3:16.51.

#–HHSAA record