Caribbean: College of Tennessee’s Cayman Islands standout Jordan Crooks continues to impress at his faculty’s mid season invitational. This yr he lowered the varsity file within the 200 yard freestyle.
In his freshman yr he swam simply the heats. Then he cut up 45.95 en path to 1:36.28. Final yr swimming simply the 800 yard freestyle relay the cut up was 45.82 and the ultimate time was 1:34.30.
This solely racing the lead leg on the relay he went out in 44.51 and the entire time learn 1:32.07.
Crooks rockets from eighth all time in programme historical past to primary. He bettered the old-fashioned mark set by Joey Reilman of 1:32.35. The Vols file was set in 2019 when Reilman gained the SEC Silver within the occasion. The Gold that yr was gained by Aruban Mikel Schreuders (College of Missourri in a then SEC file of 1:31.27.
Crooks is quantity the fourth quickest all time CARIFTA area historical past. The highest 5 is dominated by the Cayman Islands. Brett Fraser (Florida) is quantity 5 with 1:32.21(2011).
Quantity three is older brother Shaune (Florida) with 1:31.70 (2009). Schreuders is quantity two .The chief is Staff TTO’s Dylan Carter together with his 2017 swim of 1:30.95. The NCAA A minimize is 1:31.74.
The Vols gained the relay in 6:19.77.
The opening session of the second day noticed the MR file fall within the 200 yard medley relay. The Vols A group gained in 1:23.14.That lowered the 2018 Alabama customary of 1:23.38.He gave blazing butterfly leg of 19.64 to take the benefit from Virginia and make sure the win.
The success began from the morning as he lowered his 100 LCM PB from 54.15 in January to 54.04. That may propel to his second consecutive win in 45.30 (cut up 20.92) within the SCY pool.
Purdue ‘s Jamaican freshman Nathaniel Thomas continued to make inroads within the all time Jamaican rankings. Competing at his faculty’s Invitational on the opening day he lowered his 50 SCY PB within the heats.
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