Garrett Layde
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Kennesaw, Ga.
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- High School:
- Kennesaw Mountain
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- Bats/Throws:
- Fly/Free
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- Events:
- Fly/Free
Big-time contributor right away … One of two returnees who earned all-conference laurels last year … Coaches liked his “amazing” performances at the conference championships, races that included breaking the oldest school record.
2015-16: Part of the program’s first-ever all-NCAC 400 medley relay, swimming the freestyle leg of the 3:27.52 third-place effort … Broke the last school record held by Stan McDonald (1979 national champion 100 butterfly), with a 1:52.56 effort in the 200 fly to place seventh in the championship heat at NCACs and earn a NCAA Div. III “B” cut in the process … Competed in the consolation final of the 100 fly and placed 13th overall (51.88) at the conference meet … Also, won the bonus heat of the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:56.64 … Anchored the sixth-place 400 free (3:08.04) and seventh-place 200 free (1:25.55) relays at NCACs … Swam the free leg of the sixth-place 200 medley relay (1:35.07) at NCACs … Time in the 200 IM at NCACs was the fourth-fastest in program history.
Prior to Wooster: Two-time all-county honoree for David Reason at Kennesaw Mountain High School … MVP as a senior.
Personal: Born July 7, 1997 … Son of Garrett and Laura Layde, and younger brother of teammate Maggie … Majoring in political science.
