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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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  Cayman Islands |
| Born | 2 May 2002 George Town, Cayman Islands |
| 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] |
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]
Crooks has a sister named Jillian Crooks who also swims competitively.[9]
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