Jordan Crooks
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Born | (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22) George Town, Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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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][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
Crooks has a sister named Jillian Crooks who also swims competitively.[9]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() Paris 2024 with Charlotte Webster | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Mark Foster (GBR)
- 1995:
Francisco Sánchez (VEN)
- 1997:
Francisco Sánchez (VEN)
- 1999:
Mark Foster (GBR)
- 2000:
Mark Foster (GBR)
- 2002:
José Meolans (ARG)
- 2004:
Mark Foster (GBR)
- 2006:
Duje Draganja (CRO)
- 2008:
Duje Draganja (CRO)
- 2010:
César Cielo (BRA)
- 2012:
Vladimir Morozov (RUS)
- 2014:
Florent Manaudou (FRA)
- 2016:
Jesse Puts (NED)
- 2018:
Vladimir Morozov (RUS)
- 2021:
Ben Proud (GBR)
- 2022:
Jordan Crooks (CAY)
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