Layne Brodie
Layne Brodie

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

High School:
Westminster

Height:
5-11

Event:
Breaststroke, Individual Medley, Butterfly

Birthdate:
11/27/1989

Experience:
True Freshman

Career Best Times: 1:02.12 in the 100-yard breaststroke; 2:13.99 in the 200-yard breaststroke; 2:01.31 in the 200-yard individual medley; 55.34 in the 100-yard butterfly.

General: Goes into her freshman year ranked No. 1 on the UNC depth chart in the 100 breast at 1:02.12 and in the 200 IM at 2:01.31...posted a time of 2:38.80 in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2008 U.S. Open, finishing 31st.

Long Course Highlights: Qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes.

Prep: Graduated from the Westminster School in May 2008...named MVP at the Westminster School three times...six-time state champion...took first place in the 100-yard breaststroke all four years of high school...member of the state championship team in 2005 and 2006 and of runnerup squads in 2007 and 2008...five-time Metro champion...received All-State honors four times...named an All-America 10 times...honored as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Swimmer of the Year twice...named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-City Team...holds the record at her high school in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM...holds the state record in the 100-yard breaststroke...named team captain her senior year...as a member of the Dynamo Swim Club, she was a national qualifier in the 100- and 200-yards and meters breaststrokes and 200-yard IM...was a junior national qualifier in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly and 400-yard IM...qualified for the Olympic Trials in 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes...honored with the Outstanding Swimmer Award at the 2007 Georgia Senior Short Course Championships...named to the Georgia Zone team twice...was the 2006 and 2008 Southeastern Sectional Champion in the 100-yard breaststroke...named the 2007 Georgia Senior Short Course Champion in the 100-yard breaststroke...honored as a U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-America three times...named to the honor roll every semester at the Westminster School...member of the National Honor Society...recipient of the Dean's Award...honored as a National Merit Commended Student and an AP Scholar with Honors... elected class vice president as a senior and class treasurer as a sophomore...president of her school's French Club...captain of the Wildcat Spirit Squad...named to the Homecoming Court

Personal: Name is Layne Wallis Brodie...daughter of Hall and Brenda Brodie...was born November 27, 1989, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia ...has one brother, Kyle, 23, and one sister, Abby, 11, her golden retriever.

Layne's Lore
Academic Majors at Carolina: Art History, French or Journalism
Career Plans: Interior Design, Philanthropy
Hobbies: Drawing, reading, baking, playing my guitar
Athletes I Most Admire: Most teammates I have had or will have as they are the ones who truly understand how hard most swimmers work everyday
Biggest Sports Thrill: Being a part of the Westminster High School Swim Team my freshman year and the anchor on the last relay, the 4x100 freestyle relay, when the girl's team won the high school state championship by four points
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: Pete Higgins (UNC '56), my high school swim coach at Westminster
Favorite Book: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Favorite Magazine: Lucky
Favorite Food: Dark chocolate
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite TV Show: Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Favorite Website To Visit: Google
City I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Florence, Italy
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: The cast of Extreme Makeover Home Edition