Jordan Crooks Clocks 17.99 50 Free, Fourth Sub-18 Swim Ever

By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam

2024 SEC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• February 19 – February 24, 2024
• James E. Martin Aquatic Center — Auburn, AL
• Defending Champions:
  • Women: Florida (1x)
  • Men: Florida (11x)
• Start Times (CT): 9:30 am prelims/5:30 pm finals
  • Day 1 (diving only): 11 am prelims/4:20 pm finals
  • Day 2: 11 am prelims (diving only)/ 5 pm (relays only)
• Championship Central
• 2023 SEC Championships Box Score
• Major Conference Roster Limits and Scoring Rules
• Psych Sheets
• Women’s Fan Guide
• Men’s Fan Guide
• Live Results
• Live Video (SEC+ Network)
• Day 1 Diving Recap
• Day 1 Finals Live Recap
• Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap

MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• NCAA Record: 17.63, Caeleb Dressel (FLOR) – 2018 NCAA Championships
• SEC Record: 17.63, Caeleb Dressel (FLOR) – 2018 NCAA Championships
• SEC Championship Record: 17.93, Jordan Crooks (TENN) — 2023
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 18.82
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 19.21

Top 8:

1. Jordan Crooks (TENN) — 17.99
2. Gui Caribe (TENN) — 18.70
3. Josh Liendo (FLOR) — 18.83
4. Adam Chaney (FLOR) — 18.91
5. Logan Tirheimer (AUB) — 18.95
6. Macguire McDuff (FLOR) — 18.98
7. Jere Hribar (LSU) — 19.01
8. Dillon Downing (UGA) — 19.13

On the second night of the 2024 SEC Championships, Tennessee junior Jordan Crooks won his third consecutive conference in the 50-yard freestyle. He recorded a time of 17.99, which is the fourth-fastest swim in history and also just the fourth sub-18 swim in history.

The other sub-18 swims came from Crooks’s 17.93 at least year’s SEC Championships, as well as Caeleb Dressel‘s 17.81 and 17.63 from 2018. Crooks remains the second-fastest performer in history behind Dressel.

All-Time Top Performances, Men’s 50-yard freestyle:

1. Caeleb Dressel, Florida — 17.63 (2018)
2. Caeleb Dressel, Florida — 17.81 (2018)
3. Jordan Crooks, Tennessee — 17.93 (2023)
4. Jordan Crooks, Tennessee — 17.99 (2024)
5. Caeleb Dressel, Florida — 18.11 (2018)

Crooks swam a similarly-paced race compared to his personal best, taking things out just 0.01 of a second slower and coming home 0.05 seconds slower

Split Comparison:

Crooks won his race by nearly a second, with his teammate Gui Caribe taking second in a time of 18.70.

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