Jordan Crooks Explained

Jordan Crooks
Strokes:Freestyle, butterfly, backstroke
Club:Cayman Islands Swimming Federation, Camana Bay Aquatic Club (former), Cayman Stingray Swim Club (former)[1]
Collegeteam:University of Tennessee[2]
Birth Date:2 May 2002
Birth Place:George Town, Cayman Islands

Jordan Crooks (born 2 May 2002) is a Caymanian competitive swimmer. He won the first medal of any color and first gold medal for the Cayman Islands in any sports[3] at the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships. He also holds nine national records for the Cayman Islands.[4]

Career

Crooks qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest and the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Melbourne.[5] He won the gold medal in the men's 50 m freestyle event at the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships beating Ben Proud, the defending champion.[6]

Currently, Crooks swims for the Tennessee Volunteers swim team. In his freshman year, he swam a freshman record 18.53 50 yard freestyle as well as a freshman record 41.44 100 yard freestyle.[7]

On February 21, 2024, Crooks became the second man ever to swim a sub-18-second 50 yard freestyle as he won gold in the SEC championship, setting a pool record at the Auburn University James E. Martin Aquatics Center in the process.[8]

Personal life

Crooks has a sister named Jillian Crooks who also swims competitively.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan Crooks . Swimcloud . 21 December 2022 .
  2. Web site: Jordan Crooks . . 21 December 2022 .
  3. Web site: 16 August 2024 . 31 December 2022 . Jordan Crooks: from fisherman to history-making world champion . Ockert . de Villiers.
  4. Web site: Berkeley, Geoff. . Crooks wins historic Cayman Islands at World Swimming Championships (25m) . Insidethegames.biz . 17 December 2022 . 21 December 2022 .
  5. Web site: Russell, Seaford. . Crooks siblings turn in records at World Championships . Cayman Compass . 23 June 2022 . 21 December 2022 .
  6. Web site: World Championships: GB's Ben Proud wins silver while Anna Hopkin takes bronze . . 17 December 2022 . 21 December 2022 .
  7. Web site: Jordan Crooks Bio . 2023-02-16 . SwimSwam . en-US.
  8. Web site: Keith . Braden . 2023-02-16 . Jordan Crooks Becomes Second Man Ever to Swim 17-Point in the 50 Yard Free (RACE VIDEO) . 2023-02-16 . SwimSwam . en-US.
  9. Web site: Russell Jr. . Seaford . 2022-12-13 . Crooks siblings setting records on world stage . 2023-03-07 . Cayman Compass . en-US.

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