David Young (American swimmer)

David King Young III
Personal information
Full nameDavid King Young III
National team United States
Born(1907-04-20)April 20, 1907
Atlanta, Georgia
DiedJanuary 16, 1988(1988-01-16) (aged 80)
San Antonio, Texas
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubNew York Athletic Club
College teamGeorgia Institute of Technology

David K. Young (April 20, 1907 – January 16, 1988) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1] Young swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1][2] Under the Olympic swimming rules in force in 1928, however, he was not eligible to receive a medal because he did not compete in the relay event final.

Young was born in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he competed for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets swimming team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. In 1927, he won the NCAA national championship in the 150-yard backstroke with a time of 1:44.0.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, David Young. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  2. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  3. ^ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived 2002-02-23 at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Young". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.


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