Jordan Crooks (born 2 May 2002) is a

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competitive

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. He won the first medal of any color and first gold medal for the

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at the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships. He also holds nine

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for the Cayman Islands.

Career

Crooks qualified for the

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and the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in

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. He won the gold medal in the men's 50 m freestyle event at the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships beating

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, the defending champion. Currently, Crooks swims for the

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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. On February 15, Crooks became the second man to ever swim a sub 18-second 50 yard freestyle as he won gold in the SEC championship, setting an SEC record in the process.

Personal life

Crooks has a sister named Jillian Crooks who also swims competitively.

References

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* 2002 births Living people Caymanian male swimmers Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Tennessee Volunteers men's swimmers {{Caymans-swimming-bio-stub