Kevin Cordes

2014 Pac 12 Men’s Championships: Day 3 Up/Downs

Cal’s Tony Cox has two A-final swims on Friday night, part of 14 overall for the Cal Golden Bears.

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Cordes, Murphy, Quintero All Take Top Seeds on Day 3 Prelims at 2014 Pac 12 Championsihps

Arizona junior Kevin Cordes is a threat to break an American Record every time he swims the 100 breaststroke, and he’ll get another shot on Friday at the Pac-12 Championships.

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Race Video: 2014 Pac 12 Championships 200 Medley Relay, Arizona Wins In Record Time

Arizona Medley Relay Splits: Mitchell Friedemann (21.78), Kevin Cordes (23.11), Giles Smith (20.09), and Brad Tandy (18.52.)

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Arizona Wins First Ever Pac 12 200 Medley Crown to Begin 2014 Men’s Championship Meet

Kevin Cordes led the Arizona men to their first ever 200 medley relay win at the Pac 12 Championships.

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Arizona’s Brad Tandy Will Be Eligible for Pac-12 Championships

Update: Arizona has confirmed that Tandy will have two years of eligibility: this season and next. The biggest news, perhaps,…

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Still no Giles Smith as Zona drops ASU in season finale and Demont’s official head coaching debut

Arizona State hosted desert rival Arizona in a dual Saturday, the last meet for both Pac-12 foes before the conference championships. The visiting Wildcats picked up two resounding wins – the women triumphed 171.5-105.5, while the men, swimming for a second straight week without star butterflyer Giles Smith, won 158.5-116.5.

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Kevin Cordes Named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month for January

Kevin Cordes has been named the 2012 Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month for the 3rd-straight month.

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Texas Sweeps Arizona in Tucson; Wildcat Men Fight Hard on Day 2

Texas’ Ellen Lobb pulled off a big win in the 50 free over the defending NCAA Champion Margo Geer,

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Texas Men Dominating Arizona Early; Arizona Women’s Swimmers Fast, But Texas Divers Soaring

Arizona’s Bonnie Brandon already has two individual event wins after the first day of competition against Texas.

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Cal wins second-straight televised competition, rolls over Arizona at home

Cal was nothing short of dominant at home, winning 206-92 on the men’s side and 190-109 for the women. Missy Franklin and Ryan Murphy each won four races, putting up huge relay splits along the way.

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#7/#5 Stanford tops #5/#8 Arizona at home in dominating fashion

Maya DiRado won twice for Stanford, as did breaststroker Katie Olsen, who put up a season-best 1:00.4 in the 100. Danny Thomson led a pair of 1-2-3 finishes for the Cardinal on the men’s side.

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BREAKING: Eric Hansen Resigns as Head Coach of Arizona Swim Teams

Eric Hansen has resigned as the head coach of the University of Arizona men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams.

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Cordes wins second-straight Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month Award

After breaking three American records over the month of December, Cordes was honored with his fifth Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month award.

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14 Questions for 2014

2013 was our first Phelps-less year in a long while. Will the New Year bring a return of the iconic pre-race body-slaps?

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2013 Swammy Awards: SwimSwam Buzz Award

With the figurative, and sometimes quite literal, support of his coaches like Jason Calanog (left); along with his family like younger sister Sheridan Dressel (right), Caeleb Dressel (center) put up the most eye-catching swim of 2013 at the Winter Junior National Championships.

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