2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Braxton Young
- Position:
- Freestyle/Butterfly/Breaststroke
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Marist
Alabama Highlights:
2018 – Senior: Earned a place on the Tide’s NCAA championships squad as part of its relay contingent ... SEC Champion as part of UA’s 200 freestyle relay ... scored in the 50 freestyle (19th) with a career-best 19.88 and 100 butterfly (23rd) after posting a career-best 47.62 in prelims at the SEC championships ... finished 2nd in both the 50 freestyle (19.91) and the 100 breaststroke (54.56) as well as 4th in the 100 freestyle (44.13) at the Auburn University Invitational, posting career-best times in each … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 – Junior: Clocked then career-best times in the 50 freestyle (20.03), 100 freestyle (44.67), 100 butterfly (48.18) and the 100 breaststroke (54.76) at the Bulldog Invitational … competed in the freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke events during the regular season … Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the fall and spring semesters … carries a 3.86 cumulative grade point average into his senior season.
2016 – Sophomore: Posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (20.36), 100 freestyle (46.14), 100 butterfly (49.05) and 100 breaststroke (56.44) at the Bulldog Invite … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the fall and spring semesters.
2015 – Freshman: Posted then career-best times in the 50 freestyle (20.96) and 100 freestyle (46.19) at the Bulldog Invite … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester.
Prep Highlights: Swam for Terry Blish at the Marist School and for Jason Turcotte at Dynamo Swim Club … had three top-five finishes at the state championships in 2013 … earned All-State honors in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay … helped lead Marist to a second place finish at Georgia State Championships … helped lead Dynamo to a second place finish at the NCSA National Championships … 2013 Academic All-American … AP Scholar.
Personal Information: Full name: Joseph Braxton Young … son of Michaela and Scott Young … sister, Sarah Margaret … mechanical engineering major … born August 1, 1995.
Top Times:
50 freestyle 19.88
100 freestyle 44.13
100 butterfly 47.62
100 breaststroke 54.56
