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Jordan Crooks
Personal information
National team Cayman Islands
Born (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22)
George 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  Cayman Islands
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 50 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 (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

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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]

Personal life

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

References

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  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. ^ Russell Jr., Seaford (13 December 2022). "Crooks siblings setting records on world stage". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Cayman Islands
Paris 2024
with
Charlotte Webster 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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