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. He is the current American record holder in the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke (long course), and the 200-meter breaststroke (short course).
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).