Kevin Cordes, right, swims next to Nick Fink during a men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinal at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Omaha, Neb. 

4. Kevin Cordes, swimming, Arizona. Probably the only medal hopeful of the 11 Tucson-affiliated Olympians. The seven-time NCAA champion at Arizona is generally ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the 100 breast stroke and No. 3 in the 200 breast. He left Tucson last year to train in Singapore for former UA assistant coach Sergio Lopez, the new associate head coach at Auburn.


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