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Danny Kish sets new Cayman swimming record

Cayman swimmer Danny Kish, 17, sets a new national and Cayman Islands Aquatic Sports Association record at the Sussex County Short Course Championships in England.
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Rabess, Barrowman: A World Aquatics Championships recap

The 22nd World Aquatics Championships have wrapped up for Cayman swimmers Kyra Rabess and Harper Barrowman.
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Four Cayman swimmers set for world junior championships

Four Cayman swimmers will soon be under the global spotlight as they compete in the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania.
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Rabess, Barrowman to take on world’s best at aquatics championships 

The 22nd edition of the World Aquatics Championships are nearing, and two of Cayman's female swimmers have been selected to compete for their country in Singapore.

A night of celebration with Jordan Crooks

Downtown George Town on Saturday night was filled with the cheers of a crowd reliving the pride and excitement of watching Cayman's own Jordan Crooks break a world record twice in a day and become a world champion for the second time.

Crooks and Rabess keep record pace at world championships

Though Jordan Crooks no doubt stole the show during the 2024 World Aquatic Championships, a pair of Caymanian women also shone in their events, setting records of their own in Budapest.

Jordan Crooks grateful as supporters celebrate his homecoming

The Cayman Islands community turned out in numbers, filling the arrival halls at the Owen Roberts International Airport to welcome home siblings Jillian and Jordan Crooks who represented the nation at the world championship.

Jordan Crooks defends his world championship title

Caymanian Jordan Crooks is now a two-time world champion after defending his 50-metre freestyle title at the Duna Arena in Budapest on Sunday, 15 Dec - a monumental result on the heels of his world-record-setting performances less than 24 hours ago.

Jordan Crooks bags bronze at world championships

Jordan Crooks, the reigning king of sports within the Cayman Islands, added another gem to his crown, after winning bronze at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships – the second time making the podium at those games.

Jordan Crooks set for 100m free final at World Championships

The three Cayman Islands swimmers put on record-breaking performances on Wednesday, 11 Dec., in Budapest, claiming three national records and a championship record.

Kyra Rabess begins world championship campaign with national record

Kyra Rabess got things started for the Cayman Islands at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (short course), in Budapest on Tuesday, 10 Dec., with...

Crooks tops majority of 50m swimmers at world championships

Cayman Olympian Jillian Crooks closed the show for her country’s team at the 21st World Aquatics Championships (long course) in Doha, Qatar.

Cayman swimming among the elite in Qatar

As 21st World Aquatics Championships (long course) nears its end, Cayman swimmers competing at the event have shown that they can hang with the best.

Cayman trio seek world championship glory

Three Cayman swimmers will dare to be great in Doha, Qatar next month, as they represent their country at the 21st World Aquatics Championships (long course).

Jillian Crooks finishes World Championships with second national record

Jillian Crooks took second place in her heat of the women's 50-metre freestyle with a time of 25.66 seconds at the 2023 World Aquatics...
Jordan Crooks capped off a strong Cayman Islands performance at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships with a sixth-place finish in the men's 50-metre freestyle final on 29 July. Photo: Simone Castrovillari.

Crooks finishes 6th in 50-metre freestyle at World Aquatics Championships

Jordan Crooks tied his own national record of 21.73 seconds to notch a sixth place finish in the men's 50-metre freestyle final in Fukuoka,...

Jordan Crooks takes seventh in Worlds 100-metre freestyle final

Racing in his and the Cayman Islands’ first-ever major long course championship final, Jordan Crooks grabbed seventh place in the World Aquatics Championships men’s 100-metre freestyle on July 27.

Jillian Crooks grabs national record, heat win at World Championships

With a new personal best time of 55.32, Cayman’s Jillian Crooks won her heat of the women’s 100-metre freestyle on Wednesday, 26 July, to finish 23rd overall in the event at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.

Jordan Crooks advances to World Championships final

Placing sixth in the 100-metre freestyle semifinals in a new national record time, Jordan Crooks has booked a lane in the event’s final at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Barrowman goes two-for-two in best times on World Championship debut

Another personal best, this time in the women’s 200-metre freestyle on 24 July, ensured Cayman’s Harper Barrowman finished her World Aquatics Championships debut with a 100% rate of all-time fastest performances.

Barrowman kicks off World Championship action with personal best

With a new personal best in the women’s 400-metre freestyle, Harper Barrowman got the team of Cayman Islands swimmers in Japan for the 2023 World...

Strong Cayman swim team heads to Japan for World Championships

Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – the sport’s biggest competition of the year – is set to get under way this weekend, with three of Cayman’s top swimmers competing at the event in Fukuoka, Japan, on 22-30 July.

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