Another milestone achievement for 20-year-old David Young after breaking the 25-year-old 100-metre freestyle national record during the YR Fort Lauderdale Pro Series with a time of 49.98 seconds.
The national record was set by Carl Probert during the Summer Olympics on September 15th, 2000 in Sydney.
In the morning heats, Young, who is commonly known as Tolu, clocked an impressive 50.17 seconds, then followed up with a spectacular 49.98 seconds in the evening finals, establishing a new record for Fiji Aquatics and surpassing a long-standing mark that had remained for 25 years.
In the 50-metre butterfly, Young recorded a time of 24.31 seconds in the heats, finishing 16th overall while setting a new national record by breaking his previous Commonwealth Youth Games record of 24.47 seconds.
He also excelled in the B finals with a remarkable time of 23.96 seconds, further improving his record and placing him as the 7th fastest competitor in the 50 metes butterfly event.
In the 50-metre freestyle, Tolu achieved a personal best of 22.29 seconds, finishing 9th overall in the heats and breaking his prior record of 22.71 seconds that was set at the Olympics in July 2024. He subsequently secured 4th place in the B finals.
Young has qualified for the upcoming World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this August, achieving three B qualifying times.
