Gary Kostbade

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chesterton, Ind.
High School:
Chesterton
Club Team:
Duneland Swim Club

CAREER BEST TIMES AT INDIANA
100-yard breast: 52.54 (3/2/19)
200-yard breast: 1:54.18 (3/2/19)
100-yard fly: 48.18 (3/4/21)
200-yard IM: 1:46.32 (2/28/19)

CAREER BEST LCM TIMES
100-meter fly: 56.56
100-meter breast: 1:02.72
200-meter breast: 2:15.66

CAREER ACCOLADES AT INDIANA
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019)
Academic All-Big Ten (2019)

SENIOR YEAR (2020-21)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Nominee … placed 16th in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 1:57.81 at the Big Ten meet … claimed 18th out of the C Final in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 53.53 at the Big Ten Championships … placed 36th in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 48.18 at the conference meet.

JUNIOR YEAR (2019-20)
Recorded a 12th-place finish in the 200 Breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:55.47 … finished 15th at the Big Tens in the 100 Breaststroke with an NCAA B Cut time of 53.10 … claimed 30th in the 200 IM with a time of 1:47.47 at the conference meet.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018-19)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... finished eighth in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 52.83 … also took eighth in the 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:54.18 … placed 20th in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:46.32.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2017-18)
Honorable-Mention CSCAA Scholar All-America ... set season-best time in the 100 butterfly (51.68) against Purdue.

PREP/PERSONAL
Finished top-16 in the 100 breaststroke at Junior Nationals in 2015 and 2016 … as a junior, placed third in the 100 breaststroke and eighth in the 100 butterfly at the IHSAA state championships … also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay and third in the 400 freestyle relay … helped Chesterton win the state and national titles in 2014 … helped team extend streak to 20-straight conference championships and 18-consecutive sectional titles … holds the national, state and school record in the 200 medley relay from 2014 … Scholastic All-America honoree throughout high school … son of Gary and Christine Kostbade … has two brothers, Colin and Tommy.