Meet Kassi Swalboski
Success In The
Fitness Industry
Written By Kimberly Ewertz
F
ive years ago, Gilroy resident Kassi Swalbosk never
considered CrossFit as her type of exercise.
“I thought it was a bunch of crazy people lifting
weights, and being loud, and I never could see myself
doing that,” Swalboski said.
Then she attended her first class at Brethren CrossFit, in
Morgan Hill.
“I went in there, and it was just a bunch of average people,
that were so friendly, and so nice, everyone,” she said. “That
day I was hook, line, and sinker, I loved that class.”
Swalboski hadn’t experienced that competitive spirit since
playing volleyball at Gilroy High School. “It made me feel
excited to be a part of something. I turned into a total gym
rat. I loved being there.”
Fast-forward four years to present day, and Swalboski
has gone from gym member, to CrossFit trainer, to owner of
her own CrossFit gym in 2014 when she took over the gym
located at First and Wren.
Swalboski met the owner of that gym years earlier and the
two became friends. When he decided to relocate to Hawaii,
he contacted Swalboski.
“It all fell into place in two months, maybe even less than
two months,” Swalboski said.
“August 16 th , 2014, I took the keys, and got into my new
space off of Wren. I really believe it was God, he just led me
in the right direction.”
In late December of last year, Swalboski found out her
building was being purchased, and that she would need to
find a new space.
In early January, with the suggestion from a friend, she
found her current location at 8840 Muroaka Drive, in Gilroy.
The moment she saw the space she told her friend,
“This is it.”
The next step was securing the space, which she did
in three weeks’ time, instead of the three to six months it
normally takes to complete the necessary paperwork.
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GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
MAY/JUNE 2016
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