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2 Bengals named top swimmers
After the meet finished, she turned to her boyfriend, Ozzie Gardner, a former 5A boys Swimmer of the Year from Kearns, for advice.
"Smile before you swim and everything will be OK," was what Gardner told Agy.
That's exactly how it played out for the Brighton standout when the 5A meet concluded Saturday afternoon.
Agy broke the state record in the 100 butterfly and won the 100 back en route to winning the girls Swimmer of the Year award.
"To be honest, the (butterfly) record wasn't on my mind," she said. "I wanted to go in there and have fun, and that's what I did."
Meanwhile, Bengal teammate Luc Monson surprisingly won the boys Swimmer of the Year, which is based on an individual's performance in two individual events.
The 5A meet was a culmination of sorts for Agy. In previous years, she swam extremely well, only to be overshadowed by others like Skyline's Adrienne Coburn and Kearns' Jennifer Fredsall.
Agy was beaten by Fredsall, now at the University of Utah, in the 100 fly all three times the duo met at state, but Agy earned a measure of redemption by breaking Fredsall's state record Saturday.
"They were learning experiences," Agy said of her previous state meets. " . . . This year's a culmination of all those things."
Agy will be swimming sectionals and nationals during the next several months before heading to Arizona on a swim scholarship.
On the other hand, Monson won the 500 free to claim Swimmer of the Year honors.
He finished second to Skyline's Tom Ekstrom in the 200 free Friday.
After the meet, Monson, who will probably swim at Seattle University next year, admitted he didn't know he was even in the running for the award.
"I had no idea," he said. "It was a really nice surprise."
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