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Pat-Med's Sarah Kanfer will swim in Maccabiah Games

Patchogue-Medford High School sophomore Sarah Kanfer, 14, is

Photo credit: Jason Stromberg | Patchogue-Medford High School sophomore Sarah Kanfer, 14, is representing the U.S. Junior Swimming team in the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Sarah Kanfer's game plan when entering the pool is to get off the blocks fast and just flail her arms like there's no tomorrow.

That's how the incoming sophomore at Patchogue-Medford High School is approaching the Maccabiah Games in Israel. The games begin Wednesday and continue through July 30.

"This is my first time in Israel and it's totally different," said Kanfer, 14,...

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