NBC Lauds Punahou: ‘All That Distinction In One Place’; Bedrock Compiles List Of Buffanblu Olympians

Barry, ‘Riss, Buster and Manti are just a few of Punahou’s famous alumni.

And, by Bedrock Sports Hawaii’s count, the list of former Buffanblu athletes who have gone on to compete at the Olympics stands at 24. Among the 24 are ‘Riss (Carissa Moore) and Buster (Crabbe), but not the other two mentioned above (President Barack Obama and Manti Te’0).

Ahhh, there’s the catch, though. These lists are only as good as the reporter and his sources. My guess is that there are more names that could go on this list. I could have called Mr. Jeff Meister, an athletic director at Punahou, to see if there is a definitive list somewhere.

Actually, I am actually going to make that call right now — after this story posts. In the old days, working at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, I would have made the call first before ever writing a word about it, but now that I run my own website, I can wait and get this stuff out on this post before the so-called “definitive” list comes in. If it does, I will be sure to update things here.

According to a great video that you can find at NBCOlympics.com, there are more than 30 who attended Punahou and then competed at the Olympics. But, they don’t list them all. Here is that NBC video: WATCH — Hawaii Prep School Breeds Olympians And U.S. President.

So, Bedrock has begun the process to get all the names and their Olympics accomplishments in one place.

First, Bedrock’s list of 24, (27 names, including three with asterisks due to an athlete qualifying for the Olympics but not competing) follows.

Note: The following list shows that the Buffanblu athletes have combined to win 13 medals — four gold, six silver and three bronze. Of the 27 names, 21 also competed in college at the following schools — UCLA (4), Stanford (3), USC (3), Long Beach State (2), UC Irvine (2), BYU (1), Cornell (1), Hawaii (1) Indiana (1).Minnesota (1), Ohio State (1), and Washington (1).

Punahou’s Olympians
>> Andrew Bussey
>> Lindsey Berg
>> Brent Thales Berk
>> Brandon Brooks
>> Dick Cleveland
>> Taylor Crabb*
>> Buster Crabbe
>> Helen Moses Cassidy*
>> Christopher Duplanty
>> Mariechen Wehselau Jackson
>> Warren Kealoha
>> Sean Kern
>> Mike Lambert
>> Kathryn Colin Latham
>> Henry Marsh
>> Miki Briggs McFadden
>> David Rockwell McFaull
>> Stein Metzger
>> Carissa Moore
>> Keala O’Sullivan
>> Dodge Parker*
>> Sandy Pflueger
>> Michael Jon Rothwell
>> Erik Shoji
>> Christel Simms
>> Kevin Wong
>> Chris Woo

And now, the Olympic accomplishments.

Andrew Bussey, Class of 1997, Canoe Sprint

>> 2004 Athens Games, advanced to the K-2 1,000-meter semifinals
>> College: UC Irvine

Lindsey Berg, Class of 1998, Volleyball (Setter)

>> 2012 London Games, silver medal
>> 2008 Beijing Games, silver medal
>> 2004 Athens Games
>> College: Minnesota

Brent Thales Berk, Class of 1967, Swimming

>> 1968 Mexico City Games, advanced to the 400-meter freestyle final and placed eighth
>> College: Stanford

Brandon Brooks, Class of 1999, Water Polo (Goalkeeper)

>> 2008 Beijing Games, silver medal
>> 2004 Athens Games
>> College: UCLA

Dick Cleveland, Class of 1947, Swimming

>> 1952 Helsinki Games, 100-meter and 100-yard events, did not reach finals
>> College: Ohio State

*Taylor Crabb, Class of 2010, Beach Volleyball

>> 2021 Tokyo Games, qualified with partner Jake Gibb, but tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Tokyo and was replaced by Tri Bourne, who graduated from Academy of the Pacific on Oahu.
>> College: Long Beach State

Buster Crabbe, Class of 1927, Swimming

>> 1932 Los Angeles Games, 400-meter freestyle gold medal
>> 1928 Amsterdam Games, 1,500-meter freestyle bronze medal
>> College: USC

*Helen Moses Cassidy, Class of 1924, Swimming

>> 1920 Antwerp Games, alternate in women’s relay

Christopher Duplanty, Class of 1984, Water Polo (Goalkeeper)

>> 1996 Atlanta Games
>> 1992 Barcelona Games
>> 1988 Seoul Games, silver medal
>> College: UC Irvine

Mariechen Wehselau Jackson, Class of 1924, Swimming

>> 1924 Paris Games, 100-meter freestyle silver medal and 4-x-100 freestyle relay gold medal

Warren Kealoha, Class of 1925, Swimming

>> 1924 Paris Games, 100-meter backstroke gold medal
>> 1920 Antwerp Games, 100-meter backstroke gold medal

Sean Kern, Class of 1997, Water Polo, (Center forward)

>> 2000 Sydney Games
>> College: UCLA

Kathryn Colin Latham, Class of 1992, Canoe Sprint

>> 2004 Barcelona Games
>> 2000 Sydney Games
>> College: Washington

Mike Lambert, Class of 1992, Volleyball (Opposite)

>> 2000 Sydney Games, 11th place
>> 1996 Atlanta Games, ninth place
>> College: Stanford

Henry Marsh, Class of 1972, Track and Field (Steeplechase)

>> 1984 Los Angeles Games, fourth place
>> 1980 Moscow Games (unable to compete because of the U.S. boycott)
>> 1976 Montreal Games
>> College: BYU

Miki Briggs McFadden, Class of 1966 Volleyball (Setter)

>> 1968 Mexico City Games
>> College: USC

David Rockwell McFaull, Class of 1966, Sailing

>> 1976 Montreal Games, silver medal
>> College: Cornell

Stein Metzger, Class of 1991, Beach Volleyball

>> 2004 Athens Game, fifth place
>> College: UCLA

Carissa Moore, Class of 2010, Surfing

>> 2021 Tokyo Games, gold medal

Keala O’Sullivan, Class of 1969, Diving (3-Meter Springboard)

>> 1968 Mexico City Games, bronze medal
>> College: University of Hawaii

*Dodge Parker, Class of 1969, Volleyball (Setter)

>> 1976 Mexico City Games, made Team USA, but squad did not qualify for Olympics
>> College: Long Beach State

Sandy Pflueger, Class of 1972, Equestrian (Dressage)

>> 1984 Los Angeles Games

Michael Jon Rothwell, Class of 1972, Sailing

>> 1976 Montreal Games, silver medal

Erik Shoji, Class of 2008, Volleyball (Libero)

>> 2021 Tokyo Games
>> 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, bronze medal
>> College: Stanford

Christel Simms, Class of 2009, Swimming

>> 2008 Beijing Games, for the Philippines
>> College: USC

Kevin Wong, Class of 1990, Beach Volleyball

>> 2000 Sydney Games, fifth place
>> College: UCLA

Chris Woo, Class of 1976, Swimming

>> 1976 Montreal Games, made the finals of 100-meter breastroke, and was an alternate on the 4-x-11 medley relay gold medal-wining team
>> College: Indiana

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