Are you competitive with other celebrity athletes such as David Duchovny and JAG star David James Elliott?
Dave Duchovny is an awesome swimmer, so he kind of kicks back after he wins the swim and relaxes from there. It is fun to try to beat some of these people. A cocky, soap opera guy won the Malibu Tri a couple years in a row and after I won last year, people would come up to me and say, “Thank you for beating Ingo.” The guy is so competitive. I had never met him, but after he came in second place to me, on the way to the medal stand I said, “Hey, congratulations.” He turned to me, and with this weird Australian-German accent said, “Yeah, I always knew eventually I’d be beat by a little weasely guy.” I was floored. Let’s just say it was nice to repeat and win again this year. Editor’s note: Said “cocky, soap opera guy” is “General Hospital”‘s Ingo Rademacher 6. You originally hailed from the New York/New Jersey area. Are you a big Yankees fan? I was born and raised a Yanks fan. I am an avid Yanks fan, especially since my brother tried out for the Yankees. He was obsessed with the team, so
