NATIONAL swimmer David “Tolu” Young has achieved commendable performances at the 2026 Short Course World Championship Trials in Boston, in the United States recently.
He booked a spot in the final of the men’s 50m freestyle after finishing sixth with a time of 20.89 seconds.
The result means he also beat out his previous time of 21.02s that he set last week.
In the men’s 50m freestyle, the world record was set by Jordan Crooks of the Cayman Islands in 2024 with a time of 19.90s, the American record set by Caeleb Dressel in 2020 with 20.16s and the US Open Record was also set by Dressel with a time of 20.24s in 2019.
Meanwhile, Young is through to the final with swimmers Chris Guiliano, Jack Alexy, Ilya Kharun, Dressel, Van Mathias, Jonny Kulow and Adam Chaney.
Young, who has Fijian links to the Hidden Paradise of Savusavu, is studying at the Arizona State University in the US.
