Kevin Cordes Breaks American, US Open Records in 100 Breaststroke

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Kevin Cordes took down Eric Shanteau’s American record and Mark Gangloff’s US Open record on his way to the top seed in the men’s 100 breaststroke. He touched in 58.94. That time is now the second fastest in the world this year, behind only world record holder Adam Peaty.

Cody Miller posted a personal best to win the first semifinal in 59.09. Josh Prenot scratched the 400 IM final to focus on this event. He finished third in 59.60.

Michael Andrew lowered his own National Age Group record and World Junior Record he set this morning with a 59.85, good for the fourth seed.

Andrew Wilson was second in that first semifinal, also under a minute in 59.87. He’ll return fifth for finals.

Nic Fink (59.88), Marcus Titus (1:00.19) and Will Licon (1:00.30) also earned lanes in tomorrow’s final.

Brendan McHugh (1:00.66), Connor Hoppe (1:00.89), Ian Finnerty (1:00.96), Alex Evdokimov (1:01.14), Chuk Katis (1:01.41), Reece Whitley (1:01.41), Sam Tierney (1:01.45) and Brandon Fiala (1:02.07) also swam in semifinals.

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JS
JS
7 years ago

NBC kind of sucked crap in their coverage tonight on network by not showing the men’s breast semifinal and ending coverage after the W 400 IM. Its like they forgot tons of really informed viewers are tuning in. C’mon Rowdy….

Hope a video of the race will be posted here in the morning.

SG
SG
7 years ago
Reply to  JS

Here’s hoping NBC pulls it together. To not show the men’s breast semis last night was pathetic. The lack of acknowledgment of an American Record being set in that race is embarrassing. Do your job NBC or get out of the way.

JONATHAN W WASHBURN
JONATHAN W WASHBURN
7 years ago

Yes. Finals coverage was poor. The prelims did a better job of showing the race without zooming in on head shots of the lead swimmer. Plus, although I don’t need and sometimes don’t want pathetic comments about a race I can just watch myself ((if you don’t zoom in), it is irritating to have a guest on there talking about junk we’ve had months to talk about. Please, while the races we have waited for are actually being raced, just try to talk about that race! If you had quit talking so much we could have watched the breaststroke semis. At least in prelims I could hear the loudspeaker announcer who basically stuck to facts about THAT RACE going on RIGHT THEN. Here, let me recap: JUST SHOW ALL THE SWIMMERS, AND JUST TALK ABOUT THAT RACE. Got it?

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