University of North Carolina Athletics
2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster

Emma Layton
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- Chattahoochee
Career Best Times
100-yard Free — 52.32 • 200-yard Free — 1:48.65 • 500-yard Free — 4:48.97 • 1000-yard Free — 9:58.86 • 1650-yard Free — 16:29.34 •
400-yard IM — 4:23.79 • 800-meter Free — 8:51.29
100-yard Free — 52.32 • 200-yard Free — 1:48.65 • 500-yard Free — 4:48.97 • 1000-yard Free — 9:58.86 • 1650-yard Free — 16:29.34 •
400-yard IM — 4:23.79 • 800-meter Free — 8:51.29
2019-20
ACC MEET RECAP
Finished 23rd in the 1650 freestyle event
DUAL MEET RECAP
Season top times: 200 Free (1:51.49), 500 Free (4:50.84) and 1000 Free (10:01.36) at the Duke dual meet • 1650 Free (16:54.54) at ACC Championships.
OTHERS
ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19
DUAL MEET RECAP
Season top times: 200 Free (1:50.76), 500 Free (4:54.36), 1000 Free (10:06.41) at the Duke dual meet.
OTHERS
ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18
Set a personal record of 1:48.65 in a 200-yard free time trial at the ACC Championships • Also swam season-best times of 17:08.13 and 4:54.05 in the 500-yard free and 1650-yard free at ACCs and finished the 400-yard IM in 4:26.33 • Earned nine top-five finishes during the season.
PREP
Attended Valwood College Preparatory School from 2013-15 and Chattahoochee High School from 2015-17 • Was team captain of Valwood swimming team in 2015 • Was coached there by Angie Bruhl • 2016 Chattahoochee swim team MVP, coached there by Ronald Ioula • In 2015, she set GISA varsity state records in several events • Went 1:50.36 in 200-yard freestyle, 51.83 in the 100-yard freestyle and 4:53.81 in the 500-yard freestyle • In 2016, she captured the GHSA state championship in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:51.69 • Member of headmaster’s list from 2012-15 at Valwood College Prep • Tapped for principal’s list from 2015-17 at Chattahoochee • National Honor Society member.
CLUB
From 2012-15, she competed for Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club where she was coached by Terry Maul • Took 11th place in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:51.29 at the 2015 Speedo Junior Nationals in San Antonio • Was an ATAC national team member • Beginning in 2012 she has held Mississippi state records in the 500, 1000 and 1650-yard freestyles • After family moved to Atlanta, she swam for Dynamo Swim Club from 2015-17 where she competed for coach Rich Murphy • Member of Dynamo national team • USA Swimming scholastic All-America in 2014-15 and 2015-16.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Ann Cowles Layton and Darrin Patrick Layton • Birthday is May 9.
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