No doubt, Al Nennig left his mark on the Grafton boys swimming program.

He not only won two state championships as a senior, he leaves holding six of the eight individual school records. Nennig was on all three relays that set records, too.

As a result, Nennig was chosen as the area swimmer of the year by the Journal Sentinel.

"Obviously he's a very talented young man," Grafton coach Mark Minz said. "He's very driven to be that versatile. I don't know what you can say. He's got it all. He's good in any stroke, and he proved it by breaking that many records."

Nennig helped Grafton finish sixth at the Division 2 state meet by being the only swimmer to win two events.

"This year was fantastic," Nennig said. "Coming into state I had a lot of confidence in both events. But winning both was unbelievable. I couldn't be happier and being one of two guys (in both divisions) to do it is even better."

Nennig's day started with a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.08 seconds after he placed first in 21.64 last season.

Nennig then was part of the state runner-up 200 free relay team, and his time of 21.34 seconds was the fastest among all the swimmers in the event.

Right after the relay, Nennig swam and won the 100 backstroke in 52.65. He switched from the 100 breaststroke after he took second at state the previous two seasons.

Nennig finished the meet by leading the 400 free relay team to a third-place finish.

"Going through the whole season I kind of had the mind-set to do the 100 back," Nennig said. "It wasn't like I was scared of the breaststroke, I wanted to show people I was a versatile swimmer."

Next up for Nennig is the opportunity to swim at the University of Denison in Ohio.

"It's crazy," Nennig said. "The last four years have gone by so fast. My team and myself have just grown so much together. There's memories we won't ever forget."

Nennig's coach has several memories as well.

This is his 11th season at Grafton after spending nine at Port Washington. He was asked if Nennig is the best he's coached.

"Oh yes, absolutely," Minz said. "He has a lot of drive, determination and he's very focused, especially at large meets. The larger the meet, the better he does. He's rather unique that way. A lot of guys, the larger the meet, the more pressure they have and sometimes they don't reach the goals they want to."