2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th
- Budapest, Hungary
- LCM (50m)
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Kevin Cordes was back at it again on night 1 of the FINA World Championships, taking down the American Record for the 2nd time this season in the 100 breast. Cordes shaved a tenth off his own record, putting up a 58.64 to take 2nd in his heat behind Great Britain’s Adam Peaty, who took down the Championship Record in 57.75. Cordes is now tied as the 4th fastest performer in history.
Splits Comparison: Kevin Cordes 100 Breast
| Swimmer | 1st 50 Split | 2nd 50 Split | Final Time |
| Kevin Cordes (2017 Worlds semis) | 27.41 | 31.23 | 58.64 |
| Kevin Cordes (2017 U.S. Nationals finals) | 27.63 | 31.11 | 58.74 |
The previous American Record stood at a 58.74 done by Cordes in finals at the 2017 U.S. Nationals. Prior to U.S. Nationals, the American Record belonged to Cody Miller with his 58.87 from the Rio Olympics. Miller wasn’t far from his best tonight, putting up a 59.08 to win the first semifinal heat.
FASTEST PERFORMERS EVER: MEN’S 100 BREAST
| 1 | Adam Peaty | 57.13 |
| 2 | Cameron Van Der Burgh | 58.46 |
| 3 | Brenton Rickard | 58.58 |
| 4 | Kevin Cordes | 58.64 |
| 5 | Hugues Duboscq | 58.64 |
| 6 | Igor Borysik | 58.67 |
| 7 | Alexander Dale Oen | 58.71 |
| 8 | Christian Sprenger | 58.79 |
| 9 | Cody Miller | 58.87 |
| 10 | Kosuke Kitajima | 58.90 |
FASTEST AMERICAN PERFORMERS EVER: MEN’S 100 BREAST
| 1 | Kevin Cordes | 58.64 |
| 2 | Cody Miller | 58.87 |
| 3 | Eric Shanteau | 58.96 |
| 4 | Mark Gangloff | 59.01 |
| 5 | Brendan Hansen | 59.13 |
| 6 | Kevin Swander | 59.4 |
| 7 | Andrew Wilson | 59.51 |
| 8 | Nic Fink | 59.52 |
| 9 | Josh Prenot | 59.60 |
| 10 | Michael Andrew | 59.82 |
Peaty is so far ahead it took me looking at the top performers list to remember how fast 58.6 is. Assuming Cordes sustains his performance tomorrow, it will be like Smith and Ledecky: no shame in silver.
He is looking good, won’t get gold but no shame in silver and this bodes well for his 200 and the medley
HE is in the best position he has ever had …..
Idk NCAA Cordes was on a whole other plane, Peaty level dominance