[2][3] Her grandmother, Elaine Silburn, was an Olympian who competed in Track and Field for Canada at the London 1948 Olympic Games.

[8] It wasn't until her older sister took an interest in swimming that Young followed in her footsteps and began diving at age 9.

[10] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August 2016, Young finished 13th in the semifinals of the 10-meter platform, not advancing to the final.

[11] In July 2019 at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, Young medaled in two events.

[16] On June 30, 2022, at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Young and her partner Delaney Schnell won the silver medal in the synchronized 10 meter platform with a score of 299.40.