Jordan Crooks

Jordan Crooks
Personal information
National team Cayman Islands
BornGeorge Town, Cayman Islands
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly, backstroke
ClubCayman Islands Swimming Federation, Camana Bay Aquatic Club (former), Cayman Stingray Swim Club (former)[1]
College teamUniversity of Tennessee[2]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Cayman Islands
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Island Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gibraltar 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gibraltar Mixed 4 × 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gibraltar 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gibraltar 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gibraltar 100 m backstroke

Jordan Crooks 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][4] 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]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he became the first Caymanian swimmer to qualify for the finals. He finished with a time of 21.64 seconds and placed eighth in the men's 50 metre freestyle.[9]

Personal life

Crooks has a sister named Jillian Crooks who also swims competitively.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Jordan Crooks". Swimcloud. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Jordan Crooks". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ de Villiers, Ockert (31 December 2022). "Jordan Crooks: from fisherman to history-making world champion". Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff. (17 December 2022). "Crooks wins historic Cayman Islands at World Swimming Championships (25m)". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. ^ Russell, Seaford. (23 June 2022). "Crooks siblings turn in records at World Championships". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ "World Championships: GB's Ben Proud wins silver while Anna Hopkin takes bronze". BBC Sport. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Jordan Crooks Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. ^ Keith, Braden (16 February 2023). "Jordan Crooks Becomes Second Man Ever to Swim 17-Point in the 50 Yard Free (RACE VIDEO)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Paris 2024 Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results". International Olympic Committee. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  10. ^ Russell Jr., Seaford (13 December 2022). "Crooks siblings setting records on world stage". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Cayman Islands
Paris 2024
with
Charlotte Webster 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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