Jordan Crooks
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  Cayman Islands |
| Born | May 2, 2002
(age 23) |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly, backstroke |
| Club | Cayman Islands Swimming Federation, Camana Bay Aquatic Club (former), Cayman Stingray Swim Club (former)[1] |
| College team | University of Tennessee[2] |
Medal record | |
Jordan Crooks is a Caymanian competitive swimmer. He won the first medal of any color and first gold medal for the Cayman Islands at a world championships in any sport[3] at the 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships. He also holds nine national records for the Cayman Islands.[4] At the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships he again won the gold medal in the 50 meter freestyle. In the semifinals he broke the world record in this event with a time of 19.90 seconds, becoming the first swimmer to break 20 seconds.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Crooks has a sister named Jillian Crooks who also swims competitively.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jordan Crooks". Swimcloud. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Jordan Crooks". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ de Villiers, Ockert (31 December 2022). "Jordan Crooks: from fisherman to history-making world champion". Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results". International Olympic Committee. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Russell Jr., Seaford (13 December 2022). "Crooks siblings setting records on world stage". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jordan Crooks at World Aquatics
- Jordan Crooks at SwimRankings.net
- Jordan Crooks at Olympics.com
- Jordan Crooks at Olympedia
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