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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.

David King Young III

Personal information
Full name	David King Young III
National team	United States
Born	(1907-04-20)April 20, 1907 Atlanta, Georgia
Died	January 16, 1988(1988-01-16) (aged 80) San Antonio, Texas
Sport
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

• List of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• 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.

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