He won the first medal of any color and first gold medal for the Cayman Islands at a world championships in any sport[3] at the 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships.

[4] At the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships he again won the gold medal in the 50 meter freestyle.

[5][4] He won the gold medal in the men's 50 m freestyle event at the 2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships beating Ben Proud, the defending champion.

[7] On February 21, 2024, Crooks became the second man ever to swim a sub-18-second 50 yard freestyle as he won gold in the SEC championship, setting a pool record at the Auburn University James E. Martin Aquatics Center in the process.

He finished with a time of 21.64 seconds and placed eighth in the men's 50 metre freestyle.