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.
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Full name | David King Young III |
National team | ![]() |
Born | Atlanta, Georgia | April 20, 1907
Died | January 16, 1988 San Antonio, Texas | (aged 80)
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Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle |
Club | New York Athletic Club |
College team | Georgia Institute of Technology |
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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, David Young. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- 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 2020-04-18.