| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  Cayman Islands |
| Born | (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly, backstroke |
| Club | Cayman Islands Swimming Federation, Camana Bay Aquatic Club (former), Cayman Stingray Swim Club (former) |
| College team | University of Tennessee |
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 at the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships. He also holds nine national records for the Cayman Islands.
Career※
Crooks qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest and the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Melbourne. 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.
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.
On February 21, "2024," Crooks became the second man——to ever swim a sub 18-second 50 yard freestyle as he won gold in the SEC championship, setting pool record at the Auburn University James E. Martin Aquatics Center in the process.
Personal life※
Crooks has a sister named Jillian Crooks who also swims competitively.
References※
- ^ "Jordan Crooks". Swimcloud. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Jordan Crooks". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff. (17 December 2022). "Crooks wins historic Cayman Islands at World Swimming Championships (25m)". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Russell, Seaford. (23 June 2022). "Crooks siblings turn in records at World Championships". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "World Championships: GB's Ben Proud wins silver while Anna Hopkin takes bronze". BBC Sport. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Jordan Crooks Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Russell Jr., Seaford (13 December 2022). "Crooks siblings setting records on world stage". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
External links※
- Jordan Crooks at World Aquatics
- Jordan Crooks at SwimRankings.net
- Jordan Crooks at Olympedia
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