Jeff Meister – Director of Aquatics

  • ILH Program Head Coach - Punahou School 1988 - Present
  • Former Head Coach of Punahou Aquatics 
  • 2018 NFHS Hall of Fame Inductee

Jayson Hagi - Associate Director of Aquatics

  • ILH Head Intermediate Swim Coach
  • Former Head Age Group Coach of Punahou Aquatics
  • 4 year Student Athlete at the University of Hawaii

Sam Harquail - Head Coach (Senior)

  • Punahou Senior Coach 2023-present
  • Punahou ILH Varsity Assistant Coach 2021-Present
  • Head Coach for America Samoa at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Head/Assistant Coach Hawaii Swim Club (Oahu) 2021-2023
  • Grant High School Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee (2024)
  • 4 year Student Athlete at the University of Hawaii
  • Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology + lisence to teach Health and Physical Education

Claire Kawagishi - Assistant Coach (Senior Prep)

  • Assistant Coach Iolani Swim Club 2015-2019
  • Assistant Coach Hawaii Swim Club 2004-2013
  • Assistant Coach Pearl Harbor Swim 2000-2004
  • Assistant Coach Kamehameha Aquatics Team 1998-2000

Nohea Lileikis - Assistant Coach (Buff)

  • Punahou ILH JV/Varsity Assistant Swim Coach 2023-2024
  • Pepperdine University Student Athlete
  • University of Hawaii Student Athlete

Sawyer Kruse - Assistant Coach (Blue)

  • 4 year Student Athlete at the University of Hawaii

Sarah Jenny - Assistant Coach (Blue)

  • Punahou ILH JV/Varsity Assistant Swim Coach 2001-present
  • Punahou Aquatics Assistant Coach 2017-present
  • Iolani Swim Club Assistant Coach

Tanya "T" Alana - Assistant Coach (Mano)

  • Punahou Mano Coach 2024-present
  • Student-Athlete University of North Carolina Wilmington 1993-1994
  • Head/assistant coach Manoa Youth Baseball League 2020-present
  • Co-Founder and Coach of Mana Hine Softball Club 2022-present 

Sarah Folker – Technical Specialist

  • Sport Management Executive and Water Safety Consultant for ASAS in Saudi Arabia 2017-2019
  • Assistant Coach - Women’s Swimming program at Tulane University 2013-2017
  • Assistant Coach - Women’s Swimming program at Marshall University 2012-2013
  • Assistant Coach - Men’s and Women’s Swimming program at Stevens Institute of Technology 2011-2012
  • Interim Head Coach - Men’s and Women’s Swimming program at Southwestern University 2010-2011
  • Head Coach - Anderson Mill Swim Club 2009-2011

Dr. William Bauer – Technical Specialist

  • 30+ Years of Age Group, High School and Collegiate Coaching Experience
  • Volunteer Assistant Coach The Ohio State University 1999-2014
  • National Age group coach world Fellowship Meet At Maastricht, The Netherlands (Belgium, Germany, Spain, France) 1987

  • Age Group Coach of Several National Top 16 number one ranked swimmers
    Coach of 4 Great Lakes Zone Paul Atkinson Swimmer of the Year
    National, and Olympic Trial swimmers.
    One National Champion in the 400 IM (S. Funk)
    Technique and workout specialist 

  • American Swim Coaches Association Level 4 (ASCA)

Kaz Yoshiwara - Assistant Coach

  • Aquatic Supervisor of Punahou Swim School
  • Former ILH Head Coach of MidPac Swimming 2014-2024
  • Former Splash Age Group Coach 2011-2014