Kevin Cordes

Arizona's Kevin Cordes competes in the 100-yard breaststroke during the NCAA men's swimming and diving championships, Friday, March 27, 2015, in Iowa City, Iowa. Cordes won the event. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Ex-Wildcat swimmer Cordes to embark on pro career

Arizona’s six-time NCAA swimming champion Kevin Cordes will begin his pro career next week at the Mel Zajac International in Vancouver, British Columbia. It will be the start of Cordes’ training that he hopes will lead to the 2016 Rio Olympics as America’s leading swimmer in the breast stroke. 


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