Kevin Cordes

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Olympic Champion Meilutyte sets championships record; Day one preliminaries

Full Name:	Kevin Cordes
Born:	August 13th, 1993
	Naperville, Illinois, USA
Nationality:	United States of America
Status:	Active

Kevin Cordes Kevin Cordes is an American breaststroke swimmer that competed collegiately at the University of Arizona. Cordes was born on Aug. 13, 1993 in Naperville, Ill. to parents, Bill and Kristen Cordes -- Bill was also an Arizona Wildcat, where he played football collegiately. High school swimming Cordes began his swimming career at Maverick Swim Club at age 7 and was a member of the team for 7 years before he switched to Fox Valley Swim Club and attended Neuqua Valley High School. In his sophomore year (2008-09), he was the Illinois high school state champion in the 100-yard breast with a time of 56.29 (scy). Two years later, at the 2010-11 Illinois high school state meet, he showed his incredible improvement, finishing second with a time of 54.16 (scy). Also in 2010, at the age of 17, Cordes earned a spot on the United States' Junior Pan Pac Championships team, where he went on to finish 6th in the 100 breast. College swimming Cordes chose to attend the University of Arizona in order to further his swimming career. As an 18-year-old Arizona freshman, he broke the 17-18 National Age Group Record in the 100 breast at the Texas Invitational with a time of 51.76. This time was an …

Olympic Champion Meilutyte sets championships record; Day one preliminaries

The 11th FINA Short Course World Championships began in Istanbul, Turkey earlier today. There will be 958 athletes from 162…

US Team Sets Off for Short Course Worlds Friday; Universal Sports to Air Taped Delay

Now that everyone in the US knows about Kevin Cordes, it’s time for the world to see him as the Americans begin departures for Turkey today. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

Kevin Cordes, 200 Breast American Record, 1:50.73, Video Interview

Swim Photo Credit: GMM

American, NAG Records Fall on Final Night of Winter Nationals; Franklin, Murphy, Grevers Share High Point Awards

Ryan Murphy, Missy Franklin, and Matt Grevers won high-point awards as Winter Nationals concluded in Austin (Photo Credit: Mel Stewart)

Kevin Cordes Gets 2nd American Record of Weekend in Austin

“Arizona sophomore Kevin Cordes is now in the American Recors category, and at 19 has broken his second of the weekend at Winter Nationals. “(Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, the swim pictures)

Fast 200 Breaststrokes from Sogar, Cordes at Day 3 Prelims

Laura Sogar, of Texas, and Kevin Cordes, of Arizona, both could be shooting for an American record Saturday night

Kevin Cordes 100 Breaststroke American Record, 51.10, Video Interview

Swim Photo Credit: GMM

Kevin Cordes Breaks American Record in 100 Breast

Kevin Cordes’s time of 51.10 was two tenths faster than the previous mark.

Winter Nats Day 2, Finals: American Records for Cordes, Grevers

Kevin Cordes and Matt Grevers set American records in the 100 breast and 100 back Friday night.

Christine Magnuson’s Still Got it at Day 2 Prelims from Winter Nats

Day 2’s preliminary session wasn’t quite the same fevered-pitch as we had in the morning on Thursday, but with a…

Day-By-Day Stories to Watch at 2012 Winter National Championships

Matt Grevers’ name dominates the record books for the Winter National Championships. (Photo Courtesy:

The Kevin Cordes Swimming Photo Vault

Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures

Illinois HS Girls State Championships See Records Fly; New Trier Threepeat

The 2012 Illinois Girls High School State Championship meet wrote another page into the history of the long-running Evans Township…

PAC-12 Roundup: Arizona, USC Beat Out of Conference Competition

Arizona and USC both opened their seasons this weekend.

Trio Of Jr. National Team Men Select Arizona, Tennessee, Indiana

David Heron, left, poses with Tennessee assistant Tyler Fenwick while Fenwick was his coach at Mission Viejo.