Jordan Crooks

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.[3]

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

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. 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.


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