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Jordan Crooks ‘stepping away from competition’
Jordan Crooks, the Cayman Islands’ most decorated athlete in history, has decided to step away from the sport of swimming, he announced in an Instagram post on Tuesday, 6 May.
Crooks, 23, an Olympic finalist and two-time world champion, said, “For now, I’ll be stepping away from competing. Looking forward to exploring all that life has to offer. Till we meet again.”
He also thanked his nation, the University of Tennessee, family and friends who’ve supported his swimming journey thus far.
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Jordan Crooks ‘stepping away from competition’
Crooks, the first Caymanian to reach an Olympic swimming final, following the Paris Games, was the frontrunner for the Cayman delegation of LA28. Despite his announcement, optimism for his return is not out of the question, with Crooks seemingly leaving the door open, saying “till we meet again”.
When asked by SwimSwam if he would pursue another Olympics, he said, “That’s a million-dollar question that we’re still trying to figure out, but we’ll see. We’ll see where it goes. You can never rule it out, and I’m not 100% sure what we’ll do, but I’ll be here in Knoxville for the future, just kind of figuring things out one day at a time. But for now, back to the school grind.”
