Dalton freshman swimmer Ethan Young finished second in the race, but his name is now at the top of the swimming national record books.
Young, a 14-year-old who swims for Dalton High and the Carpet Capital Aquatics Club, swam a time of 1 minute, 46.56 seconds to finish second in the 18-under 200 backstroke event Sunday afternoon at the Senior State meet at Georgia Tech. And while he wasn’t first, his time broke the 14-under national record.
“It still really hasn’t sunk in yet,” Young said after beating the previous record of 1:46.67 set by Ryan Murphy. I can’t even describe it. It was just relief. I have been gunning for these records the past year now, and it has finally happened. It is a big relief and shows that all of the training has paid off.”
Murphy, a senior at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla., continues to set the standard in the 200 backstroke, setting a new 18-under record this past week with a time of 1:38.15, but Young has moved ahead of him in the 14-under group.
“He is now the fastest 14-year-old ever in the 200 backstroke, and he is very close to breaking the 100 record,” said coach Charles Todd.
It was the end of a busy weekend for Young, who competed at the USA Swimming Speedo Winter Junior Nationals at the University of Tennessee on Friday and Saturday. He swam a 49.62 in the 100 backstroke on Friday to miss the age-group record by just over four-tenths of a second off the record set by Grey Umback in 2009. But he had a difficult time in his record event, swimming a 1:52.29 to finish 78th overall and failing to qualify for the finals.
“I had my good swims and my bad ones this weekend,” Young said.
The son of Roger and Leslie Young, Ethan said now that he has his name in the record books, he is looking ahead to his next goal.
“(My goals) start coming more into focus, but right now, I am taking it one step at a time,” he said. “We are still, what, three and a half years from the Oympic trials? I have a long way to go before we start talking about those things. But I don’t feel any added pressure. I use it as motivation to carry me on and see how far I can go with it. If I can make it faster, great. If not, then so be it. I will use it as motivation.”
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Dalton freshman Ethan Young set the U.S. record for the 14-under age group in the 200 backstroke Sunday at Georgia Tech.
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Bruins rise as Marist dominates in Class 4A boys tournament
Silas Ledford was one of three Northwest Whitfield golfers to finish Monday’s Class 4A state tournament at Dalton Golf & Country Club with a round of 78. Northwest finished sixth overall. Complete results from both boys and girls tournaments are in the Scoreboard on page 3B. (Misty Watson/The Daily Citizen)
When your team has the state medalist, it is usually a good sign of how you’ll finish in the race for the team title at a Georgia High School Association boys state golf tournament.
Continued ... - Dalton, Megan Collins third at Class 4A girls state tournament
- Blair tied for second, North Murray girls third in 3A
- Mountaineers’ Vess ready for challenge at Emmanuel
- Sandoval will cheer for DSC
- Good day to be King at GSGA tournament
- Georgia coach resigns following losing year
- May 20, 2013
- A look ahead: State golf tournaments today at Nob North, Dalton Golf and Country Club
- Six Bruins make All-Region 7-4A baseball lineup
- Boggs: 'I know I can help this team'
- Area middle school roundup: Christian Heritage softball, Eastbrook soccer teams win league titles
- Noll slips, still finishes in top 10 at state mid-am golf tourney
- May 19, 2013
- Championship conditions
- Noll makes move, tops leaderboard
- Boggs recalled to the Cardinals
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