PHOTOS: BIIF hosts swim and dive state meet at Kamehameha

A Hawaii Preparatory Academy swimmer launches off the starting block at the start of a race Saturday at the 2026 K. Mark Takai Swimming and Diving State Championships at Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus’ Naeʻole Pool in Keaʻau. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)

Members of the Hilo High School swim team take a break between events Saturday at the 2026 K. Mark Takai Swimming and Diving State Championships at Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus’ Naeʻole Pool in Keaʻau. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)

A diver breaks the surface after her entry Saturday at the 2026 K. Mark Takai Swimming and Diving State Championships at Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus’ Naeʻole Pool in Keaʻau. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)

A diver rotates through the air Saturday at the 2026 K. Mark Takai Swimming and Diving State Championships at Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus’ Naeʻole Pool in Keaʻau. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)

Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s Holden Lehey bites his gold medal after capturing the one-meter diving championship Saturday at the 2026 K. Mark Takai Swimming and Diving State Championships at Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus’ Naeʻole Pool in Keaʻau. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)

Swimmers power through the backstroke Saturday at the 2026 K. Mark Takai Swimming and Diving State Championships at Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus’ Naeʻole Pool in Keaʻau. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)

A diver tucks midair at the 2026 K. Mark Takai Swimming and Diving State Championships at Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus’ Naeʻole Pool in Keaʻau. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)

Kealakehe’s Liam Elias cuts through the water during competition Saturday at the 2026 K. Mark Takai Swimming and Diving State Championships at Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus’ Naeʻole Pool in Keaʻau. (Tim Wright/newsphotoshawaii.com)