Providence College Athletics

2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster

Roster

Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke/ IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
IM/ Distance Free
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Sprint Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Sprint free
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
IM / Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Breastroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Mid-Distance Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
IM / Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Sprint Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Distance Freestyle/ Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
IM/Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Breastroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Breastroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Sprint Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Will Layden won two BIG EAST individual title at the 2024 BIG EAST Championship
Will Layden wins BIG EAST title in 50-yard freestyle
Ryan Sharp, Kevin Hood, Nathan Thayer and Will Layden set a school record in the 200-yard medley relay at the BIG EAST Championships.
Will Layden - men's swimming team - poses with BIG EAST Championship ring
Will Layden gets ready for the start of the 100-yard freestyle event at the BIG EAST Championships. Layden claimed the title.
Will Layden '24 won a BIG EAST Individual title in the 50-yard freestyle on Feb. 23 in East Meadow, N.Y.
Will Layden

Will Layden

  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Position:
    Freestyle/Backstroke
  • Weight:
    null
  • Hometown:
    Farmington, Conn,
AT PROVIDENCE COLLEGE:

4-Time BIG EAST Individual Champion: 50-yard free (2023 and 2024) and 100-yard free (2023 and 2024) 
Only male swimmer in Providence College history to win multiple BIG EAST titles
BIG EAST Most Outstanding Swimmer (male) - 2024 
3x All-BIG EAST Performer in 2024: 50-yard free, 100-yard free and 200-yard free relay 
3x All-BIG EAST Performer in 2023: 50-yard free, 100-yard free and 200-yard free relay 
2x All-BIG EAST Performer in 2022: 50-yard free and 200-yard free relay 

INSTITUTIONAL / TEAM AWARDS:
2-time Providence College Male Athlete of the Year (Individual Sports) - 2023 and 2024 
3-time recipient of the program’s Horace Bowden Award, which recognizes the men’s swimming program’s most valuable student-athlete (2022, 2023, 2024) 
 

Held School Records In Following Events At Time Of Graduation (May 2024):
50-yard free: 19.66 (2024) 
100-yard free: 44.11 (2024) 
50-meter free: 23.25 (2024) 
100-meter free: 51.84 (2022) 
100-meter backstroke: 57.78 (2021) 

Held School Records In Following Relay Events At Time Of Graduation (May 2024): 
200-yard freestyle relay: 1:20.85 (2024) 
400-yard freestyle relay: 2:59.98 (2024) 
200-yard medley relay: 1:28.78 (2024) 
400-yard medley relay: 3:18.80 (2024) 
200-meter freestyle relay: 1:34.34 (2021) 
400-meter freestyle relay: 3:30.14 (2022) 
200-meter medley relay: 1:43.95 (2022) 
400-meter medley relay: 3:52.90 (2023) 

Set Providence College Freshman Records In Following Events: 
50-free: 20.81 (2021) 
100-backstroke: 50.07 (2021) 

BEFORE PROVIDENCE: 
Earned four varsity letters at Kingswood Oxford, three for golf and one for swimming.

PERSONAL:
Born on March 11... Son of Michael and Amanda Layden… Has one sister, Victoria.

Men's Soccer vs Harvard
Friday, September 05
Providence vs. Rhode Island
Friday, September 05
Women's Soccer vs Sacred Heart
Wednesday, September 03
Men's Soccer vs Boston College
Friday, August 29