Hauppauge's Justin Plaschka qualifies as the best
Photo credit: James Escher | Justin Plaschka of Hauppauge High School admires the posted results on the scoreboard after breaking the county record in the 100-yard freestyle race during the Suffolk County varsity boys' swimming championships and state qualifiers at Suffolk County Community College Grant Campus. (Feb. 16, 2013)
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Hauppauge's Justin Plaschka was eager to battle the best. So instead of swimming his best events yesterday -- the 100- yard butterfly and 100 backstroke -- Plaschka competed in the 100 and 200 freestyles just to see how he'd fare against the elite freestylers in the Suffolk County Championships.
Plaschka came out on top in both events, earning Most Outstanding Swimmer honors for the second...
