LIHUE — The Kauai Interscholastic Federation released its KIF Swimming All-Stars on Friday, coinciding with the running of the 2025 K. Mark Takai Hawaii High School Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday and Saturday at the Duke Kahanamoki Aquatic Complex on Oahu.
Named to the KIF All-Stars are the Boys and Girls Team Champions including the Kauai High School boys team, and the Island School varsity girls team that have active participants in the state championships.
Additionally, the KIF All-Stars contains the individual and team participants of the individual and relay team winners for the season. The KIF does not have an active Diving program.
“The KIF extends its deepest gratitude to the dedicated individuals and organizations who made our recent swimming events possible,” said the KIF in announcing the all stars. “Your time, effort and commitment to our athletes and swimming community do not go unnoticed.”
Among those being acknowledged was the Swim Kauai Aquatics program that directed and operated the swim meets at the YMCA pool; the lifeguards under whose shadow the KIF athletes competed for individual and state qualifying honors; and the corps of volunteers in the support tent that included console operators, announcers, marshals, timers and the setup crew.
Named individuals and groups include: Deborah Christian and John Inouye, Shannon Wigent, Carrie Hovland, James and Leslie Lin, the YMCA, Swim Kauai Aquatics, Coach Ricky Rascon, Celine Rapp, Anna Borondi and Eric Lottermoser.
KIF Team Champions
Boys: Kauai High School, Girls: Island School
KIF Swim Event Champions
Girls 200 Medley Relay: Kauai (Reyna Gordines, Lilia Gordines, Shealee Moises, Makenzie Nii); Boys 200 Medley Relay: Kauai (Kohlton Sanchez, Brandon Lin, Blake Becker, Liam Juvan); Girls 200 Freestyle: Hannah Hovland (IS); Boys 200 Freestyle: Liam Juvan (Kau); Girls 200 Individual Medley: Hannah Hovland (IS); Boys 200 Individual Medley: Brandon Lin (Kau); Girls 50 Freestyle: Maiha Kjeldsen (IS); Boys 50 Freestyle: Sean Lottermoser (IS); Girls 100 Butterfly: Shealee Moises (Kau); Boys 100 Butterfly: Blake Becker (Kau); Girls 100 Freestyle: Taimana Kjeldsen (IS); Boys 100 Freestyle: Sean Lottermoser (IS); Girls 500 Freestyle: Shealee Moises (Kau); Boys 500 Freestyle: Liam Juvan (Kau); Girls 200 Freestyle Relay: Island School (Taimana Kjeldsen, Eva Rose Rapp, Hannah Hovland, Maiha Kjeldsen); Boys 200 Freestyle Relay: Kauai (Caleb Schmaeling, Kohlton Sanchez, Liam Juvan, Brandon Lin); Girls 100 Backstroke: Eva Rose Rapp (IS); Boys 100 Backstroke: Kohlton Sanchez (Kau); Girls 100 Breaststroke: Taimana Kjeldsen (IS); Boys 100 Breaststroke: Brandon Lin (Kau); Girls 400 Freestyle Relay: Island School (Hannah Hovland, Taimana Kjeldsen, Maiha Kjeldsen, Eva Rose Rapp); Boys 400 Freestyle Relay: Kapaa (Rockwell Gillis, Colten Nagahisa, Curren Pope, Skylar Morita).