Swimming & Diving

Championship heat caliber butterfly specialist, who has a trio of top-five finishes in her speciality during her career at the College.

2016-17: Delivered a fourth-place finish in the 100 fly (57.87), and followed that up with a fifth-place effort in the 200 fly (2:09.17) at the NCAC Championships … Time in the 100 fly at NCACs was the fifth-fastest in program history … Anchored Wooster’s fourth-place 800 freestyle relay that clocked in at 7:43.01 at NCACs, less than half a second off of the school-record pace … Touched 16th in the 500 free (5:17.31) at the conference champs … Swam the fly leg in the prelims of the 400 medley relay that hit the deck at 4:03.58 … Ended the year with the second-fastest time in the 100 individual medley in program history at 1:03.35 … Runner-up in the 200 fly with time of 2:09.98 at the Wooster Invitational.

2015-16: Impact transfer in both individual and relay events at the NCAC Championships … Placed fourth in the 200 fly (2:08.22), and was one of four swimmers on the women’s side to compete in championship heats in non-relay swims … Part of the fifth-place 400 free (3:35.51), 400 medley (4:02.11), and 800 free (7:48.33) relays … Won the consolation final (10th-place overall) of the 100 fly (58.90), :0.40 seconds faster than the 11th-place finisher … Added a 15th-place showing in the 500 free (5:11.90) … Logged the fourth-fastest 200 fly (2:08.22), the seventh-fastest 100 fly (58.71), and the eighth-fastest 500 free (5:11.05) times in program history.

Prior to Wooster: Spent freshman year at the University of West Florida … Set the Argonauts school record in the 200 fly (2:06.24) … Holds the Kennesaw Mountain High School record in the 100 fly and 400 free relay … Named all-state as a junior and earned two all-county certificates … Part of the 2013 state champion 400 free relay.

Personal: Born Jan. 18, 1996 … Daughter of Garrett and Laura Layde … Younger brother Garrett swims at the College … Majoring in psychology.