Meet Newsday's 2014 All-Long Island swimming and diving team.

Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

JUSTIN PLASCHKA
Long Island Swimmer of the Year
Hauppauge, Senior
The Notre-Dame bound Swimmer of the Year and state MVP now holds state records in the 200-yard individual medley, 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. He also holds 10 school records and seven Suffolk County records.

Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

PATRICK CARTER
West Islip, Freshman, Diver
The Notre-Dame bound Swimmer of the Year and state MVP now holds state records in the 200-yard individual medley, 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. He also holds 10 school records and seven Suffolk County records.

Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

GUNTHER CASSELL
Huntington, Junior, Swimmer
Wiedersum coached the Thundercolts to their eighth consecutive Suffolk boys swimming championship. This year they scored 434, beating runner-up Hauppauge at Suffolk CC in Brentwood.

Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

BEN CONO
Smithtown, Senior, Swimmer
Wiedersum coached the Thundercolts to their eighth consecutive Suffolk boys swimming championship. This year they scored 434, beating runner-up Hauppauge at Suffolk CC in Brentwood.

Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

JASON WIEDERSUM
Long Island Coach of the Year
Half Hollow Hills
Wiedersum coached the Thundercolts to their eighth consecutive Suffolk boys swimming championship. This year they scored 434, beating runner-up Hauppauge at Suffolk CC in Brentwood.

Credit: James Escher

From left, Half Hollow Hills coach Jason Wiedersum, Hauppauge's Justin Plaschka, Smithtown's Ben Cono, West Islip's Patrick Carter and Huntington's Gunther Cassell pose for the 2014 All-Long Island swimming and diving team photo.

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