Kevin Cordes

Kevin Cordes
Cordes in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kevin Cordes
National team  United States
Born (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993
Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
College team University of Arizona

Kevin Cordes (born August 13, 1993) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. He was a member of the 2016 US Men's Olympic Swimming Team. He took 4th place in the Men's 100m Breaststroke at the 2016 Olympic Games.[1] He is the American record holder in the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke (long course), and is the current American record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke (short course), as well as the 200-yard breaststroke.[2]

Career

Cordes was born in Naperville, Illinois in 1993, the son of Bill and Kristin Cordes. He is a 2011 graduate of Neuqua Valley High School and he graduated from the University of Arizona, where he was majoring in physiology. Swimming for the Arizona Wildcats, he was a six-time NCAA individual national champion, winning the 100-yard breaststroke four years in a row and the 200-yard breaststroke in 2013 and 2014. Cordes was the 2013 and 2014 NCAA Swimmer of the Year.

At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, the qualifying meet for the 2012 Olympics, Cordes missed the Olympic team by finishing third in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:00.58) and twelfth in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:13.26).[3][4]

At the 2012 FINA Short Course World Championships in Istanbul, his first major international competition, Cordes won one gold and bronze medal. His gold came as a member of the 4×100-meter medley relay, swimming the breaststroke leg in 57.15 (the fastest in the field). In the individual [2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 meter breaststroke|100-meter breaststroke], Cordes placed third with a time of 57.83.

At the 2013 US National Championships, Cordes qualified to swim in three individual events, the 50-, 100- and 200-meter breaststroke, and the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. At the National Championships, he was first in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke, and finished second behind University Of Arizona teammate Kevin Steel in the 50-meter breaststroke.

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, Cordes competed in three individual events and the 4x100-meter medley relay. In his first event, the 100-meter breaststroke, Cordes got a personal best time of 59.78 in the semifinal. In the finals however, he faded away and touched 7th with a time of 1:00.02.[5] In the 50-meter breaststroke, Cordes did not advance past the prelims, posting a time of 27.69 and finishing 21st overall.[6] In his final individual event, the 200-meter breaststroke, Cordes did not advance past the semifinals, finishing with a time of 2:10.03.[7] In the 4x100-meter medley relay, Cordes, as the breaststroke leg, was responsible for disqualifying the United States by diving 0.04 of a second early.[8]

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Cordes won gold as a member of the 4x100-meter medley relay with the team finishing with a time of 3:29.94. Swimming the breaststroke leg, Cordes recorded a split of 58.64. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Cordes was disqualified for taking off his goggles midway through the race after they filled with water. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Cordes scratched from the final after posting a time of 2:10.01 in the heats in order to concentrate on the medley relay.

Cordes trained in Singapore with, former Bolles Swimming Head Coach, Sergio Lopez.

At the 2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials, Cordes placed first in the 100m breaststroke, qualifying him for the Olympic Team.[9] Subsequently, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Cordes won his first Olympic medal - a gold - as a member of the US 4x100-meter medley relay. He placed 4th in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 59.22, and 8th in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:08.34.[10]

Personal bests

As of July 31, 2017
Long course
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke26.76 2015 World Championships August 4, 2015 AM
100 m breaststroke58.64 2017 World Championships July 23, 2017 AM
200 m breaststroke2:07.41 2017 USA Nationals June 28, 2017
Short course
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
100 m breaststroke56.88 2013 Duel in the Pool December 21, 2013 Former AM
200 m breaststroke2:02.38 2013 Duel in the Pool December 20, 2013 Former AM

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chris Hine (August 7, 2016). "Naperville's Kevin Cordes finishes 4th in 100-meter breaststroke". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Men's short course yards American records" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  3. ↑ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  4. ↑ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (swimming) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke (semi-finals)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  5. ↑ "15th FINA World Championships – Men's 100m Breaststroke (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  6. ↑ "15th FINA World Championships – Men's 50m Breaststroke (heats)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  7. ↑ "15th FINA World Championships – Men's 200m Breaststroke (semifinals)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  8. ↑ "15th FINA World Championships – Men's 4x100m Medley Relay (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  9. ↑ http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000110000300020A02FFFFFFFFFFFF02
  10. ↑ https://swimswam.com/bio/kevin-cordes/
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