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Jordan Crooks Blasts 1:30.00 200 Freestyle at Day 1 of Tennessee Invite
2024 Tennessee Invite
Jordan Crooks started the first midseason meet with a bang in the 200 freestyle. Crooks led off the Tennessee men’s 800 freestyle relay with a blistering 1:30.00. He is currently the number 8 performer all time, but you could write a book with all of the places this time is #1. Fastest he has ever been. Fastest Vol in history (beating his own record of 1:30.41 from NCAAs). Fastest swimmer this year. Fastest midseason 200 freestyler ever.
Let’s start with the personal best time. At this meet last year, he went a 1:32.07 leading off the same relay. At the time, this was a two second drop from his previous best time, also leading off the 800 free relay at the Tennessee invite of 1:34.30. He dropped more time at SECs where he swam the event individually and went 1:31.45 and 1:31.17 in prelims and finals respectively. Finally in prelims at NCAAs he went his best time until this evening at 1:30.41. This means in about 3 months, Crooks dropped a second and a half after previously being known as pretty-exclusively a drop dead sprinter.
Here are his splits from NCAAs and from tonight:
| 2024 NCAAs | 2024 Tennessee Invite |
| 20.64 | 20.48 |
| 43.56 (22.92) | 43.22 (20.74) |
| 1:06.82 (23.26) | 1:06.82 (23.36) |
| 1:30.41 (23.59) | 1:30.41 (23.59) |
What about the fact that this is at a midseason meet? Is Crooks the fastest midseason 200 freestyler ever? Yes. Here are the top 6 midseason times in history:
- 1:30.00- Jordan Crooks: 2024 Tennessee Invite
- 1:30.57- Drew Kibler: 2020 Texas Hall of Fame Invite
- 1:30.83- Drew Kibler: 2019 Minnesota Invite
- 1:30.86 Andrew Seliskar: 2018 UGA Fall Invite
- 1:31.10- Drew Kibler: 2020 Texas First Chance Qualifier (October)
- 1:31.30- Charlie Hawke: 2023 Tennessee Invite
Crooks’ time this evening is more than 5 tenths faster than the next fastest time at mid-season. Drew Kibler is on the list 3 times though, which makes the list look especially fast. Here are the top 6 performers in history:
- 1:30.00- Jordan Crooks: 2024 Tennessee Invite
- 1:30.57- Drew Kibler: 2020 Texas Hall of Fame Invite
- 1:30.86- Andrew Seliskar: 2018 UGA Fall Invite
- 1:31.30- Charlie Hawke: 2023 Tennessee Invite
- 1:31.65- Joao de Luca: 2013 Winter Nationals
- 1:31.73- Grant House: 2021 NC State Invite
Only two other people have ever been 1:30 at this point in the season, which just makes Crooks’ time that much more impressive. It does leave the world of swimming with a lot of questions. Is he next to go under 1:30? How will Luke Hobson respond at the Texas Invite later this week? Can we expect another half second drop in March? One thing is certain, however. It is only November, and only the first day of the meet. There is a lot more swimming in store, and if tonight is any indication, it is going to be exciting.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Big hearts, small hands! Tennessee kids are stepping up to make a big difference this summer.
First Lady Maria Lee on Tuesday announced the eighth annual Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge, encouraging young students to dedicate part of their summer to helping others.
The program, part of the Tennessee Serves initiative, runs from June 1 through Aug. 1 and is open to rising kindergarteners through rising sixth graders across the state.
Participants must complete at least two hours of service across two of eight designated categories to finish the challenge, with top participants earning an invitation to a September carnival at the Tennessee Residence.
Since its launch in 2019, more than 3,500 children have contributed over 15,000 hours of service through activities ranging from park cleanups to assisting nursing homes and raising funds for disaster relief.
Registration opened Tuesday, with parents and guardians able to sign up participants and access additional details through the First Lady’s official website.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A bill moving through the Tennessee Legislature could reshape how pharmacies do business in the state, with CVS warning it could lead to widespread store closures.
The Tennessee Senate has passed legislation that would change the way pharmacies can operate. The proposal has been dubbed “the CVS bill” because it directly impacts the drugstore chain.
Under the bill, drugstores would no longer be allowed to negotiate prices directly with insurance providers or government programs. Instead, a third party would be required to step in.
The bill is now under debate in the House. CVS says the change would force more than 100 of its pharmacies to close across Tennessee, but lawmakers disagree.
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