Providence College Athletics

2023-24 Swimming and Diving Roster

Roster

Butterfly/Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Backstroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
IM / Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/Backstroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke/Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
IM / Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Distance Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
IM/Backstroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Breaststroke
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Butterfly/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Backstroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/Butterfly
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Freestyle
/ Swimming and Diving
Breaststroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Butterfly/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 head shot - swimming and diving

Will Layden

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Freestyle/Backstroke
  • 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 Swimming & Diving vs. Villanova
Saturday, November 08