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| Jordy
GROTERS |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Aruba
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 03 Jul 1996
| | Height | 1.80 m |
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General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His sister Ashley Bransford competed in swimming for Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States of America. His brother Derek has swum for the Aruba Stingrays and his mother Maureen Croes swam for Springfield College in Massachusetts, United States of America. His younger brother Patrick represented Aruba in swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (draftingthecaribbean.wordpress.com, 10 Aug 2019; floswimming.com, 17 Jan 2017; mutigers.com, 2016; issuu.com, 04 May 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming competitively at age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Dutch, English, Spanish |
General Interest |
Other information |
SWIM CLUB
In January 2020 he founded the Giants Aquatics Aruba swim club, where he serves as head coach. "The mission with the club is to give back to the island and the sport, and bring Aruba swimming to a higher level." (Facebook team page, 02 Feb 2022; 297 Sports Facebook page, 22 Jan 2020)
OTHER ROLES
In 2020 he was appointed president of the athletes' commission of the Aruban Olympic Committee. He was elected as an extraordinary member of the commission in 2018. (olympicaruba.com, 03 Jul 2020, 20 Nov 2018)
SUPPORT
He received a scholarship from the International Swimming Federation [FINA] in 2017. The scholarship programme aims to help swimmers compete at the world championships by providing funding and training opportunities. (fina.org, 01 Mar 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Tourism - University of Missouri: Columbia, MO, USA |
Occupation |
Coach |
Residence |
Noord, ARU |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Giants Aquatics Aruba: Aruba |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:02.95 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
28.40 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:43.94 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:03.66 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Breaststroke |
28.64 |
| Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:06.88 |
| Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:24.60 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 31 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Individual Medley |
55.17 |
| 30 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:12.68 |
| 34 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Breaststroke |
27.25 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Butterfly |
54.87 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.06 |
| 54 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Butterfly |
24.99 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:16.78 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Breaststroke |
1:02.98 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Individual Medley |
57.63 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Breaststroke |
29.20 |
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