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Alex Kostich
ABOUT
My parents were both swimmers, and my dad was a celebrated open water swimmer in his native Yugoslavia back in the day. So swimming was literally 'in my blood' from the day I was born, and I was doing laps before I could walk. After representing my country for 6 years on the US National Team and winning gold medals at the Pan American Games and National Sports Festival, I finished my pool career with four years at Stanford University as an All-American and an NCAA silver medalist in the 1650 yd freestyle. Moving to Los Angeles, I discovered ocean swimming which was just becoming a legitimate sport after years of obscurity. As a way of extending my career and switching it up a little, I entered my first ocean race and was rolled by a huge wave at the finish-line, which cost me a first place finish and what I thought might be my life (I felt like I was drowning). I have been dodging waves in the ocean and swimming more strategically ever since, and that was 25 years ago.
FAVORITE PRODUCT
Spending over 2 hours in a chlorinated pool every day, I can't survive without my four Triswim products. The body wash, shampoo, conditioner and moisturizer are all I need to rinse off the chemicals and leave my workout feeling fresh and clean. The body moisturizer absorbs easily and dries without leaving a thick plastic-type coating over my skin; it's taken me a long time to find one that really works and this one is the best!
How many goggles do you own?
36 at least
How many wetsuits do you own?
6
How old were you when you first started competing?
5
How many yards do you swim per week?
42,000 at least
Most humbling moment:
Competing in my first ocean race 25 years ago and not being aware of the huge set of breaking waves bearing down on me at the finish line. I was rolled underwater for a good 30 seconds and thought I might actually drown, in spite of being in the lead at the time. I was happy to exit the water still breathing, but not as happy to be in 2nd place. It was a humbling moment that shapes the rest of my ocean swimming career to this day.
Favorite Food:
Competing in my first ocean race 25 years ago and not being aware of the huge set of breaking waves bearing down on me at the finish line. I was rolled underwater for a good 30 seconds and thought I might actually drown, in spite of being in the lead at the time. I was happy to exit the water still breathing, but not as happy to be in 2nd place. It was a humbling moment that shapes the rest of my ocean swimming career to this day.
Favorite Food:
Anything you are not "supposed" to eat, and I eat it all the time. Carbs. Ice Cream. Cake. Cupcakes. Steak. Popcorn Shrimp. M&Ms (peanut of course). Bailey's Irish Cream.
Top 10 Favorite Workout Tunes:
URGENT by Foreigner
PARADISE CITY by Guns N Roses
POUND THE ALARM by Nicki Minaj
RIDE ON TIME by Black Box
INTO THE GROOVE by Madonna
RUN THE WORLD by Beyonce
I COULD BE THE ONE by Avicii
LOSE YOURSELF by Eminem
WHEN I GROW UP by Pussycat Dolls
SCREAM by Michael and Janet Jackson