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Jordan Crooks
Personal information
National team Cayman Islands
Born (2002-05-02) May 2, 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

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 9 national records for the Cayman Islands.[3]

Career

Crooks qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest and the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Melbourne.[4][3] 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jordan Crooks". Swimcloud. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Jordan Crooks". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff. (17 December 2022). "Crooks wins historic Cayman Islands at World Swimming Championships (25m)". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ Russell, Seaford. (23 June 2022). "Crooks siblings turn in records at World Championships". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. ^ "World Championships: GB's Ben Proud wins silver while Anna Hopkin takes bronze". BBC Sport. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.