Layne Brodie Qualifies for Olympic Trials
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Author: Hall Brodie
Released 16 June 2008
Layne BrodieLayne Brodie, daughter of former ARAMCONs Brenda and Hall Brodie, learned to swim competitively in Abqaiq in the mid 1990s under the watchful eye of former teacher Kevin Baxter. Layne has continued her swimming in Atlanta and recently completed her high school career by winning her 4th 100Y breaststroke title and breaking the Georgia State High School record.
Following her graduation in June, Layne swam in a Grand Prix meet in Charlotte, NC recording a time of 1:11.98 in the 100M breaststroke which earned her a trip to the Olympic Trials in Omaha, NE in July. Layne narrowly missed her Olympic Q time in the 200M breaststroke and 200M IM. She will be competing in the U.S. Nationals in Minneapolis during the 1st week of August, and then she is off to start her college career swimming for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
Layne and her family left Saudi Arabia in 1998, but the good coaching she received from ARAMCO volunteer coaches at the great ARAMCO facilities were a major part of her swimming success many years later.