Bio
Dimitri was fortunate enough to be introduced to CrossFit first in 2016. He was inspired by his parent’s revitalized desire to exercise consistently and quickly found a love of his own for the ‘Sport of Fitness.’ Dimitri has been training at CFE consistently since the Spring of 2017. He graduated from the University of Maryland in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Dimitri spent two years earning his associate degree from Montgomery College, training and competing in various CrossFit competitions across the state of Maryland and finishing Ironman 70.3 Eagleman in 2018. During his first semester at the University of Maryland he also trained for and completed the full distance Ironman 140.6 in Panama City, Florida in November of 2019. Dimitri has been brought up playing a variety of different sports, including football, wrestling, lacrosse, baseball, rugby, swimming, cycling, and running. He also enjoys winter and water sports such as snowboarding, slalom skiing, and wakeboarding. When he is not training, or coaching, he works as an HR benefit advisor. He is also very passionate about his health from a nutritional standpoint and strives to eat a mostly if not strictly vegan diet. Dimitri earned his CrossFit L1 Certification in October of 2020 and combines knowledge of his relevant coursework and years of experience being coached under CrossFit principles to offer insight to anyone willing who walks through the CFE doors. Dimitri’s biggest draw to CrossFit is based on the community and accountability characteristics of CrossFit, particularly CFE. “I appreciate the consistency associated with having a universal standard to be held to, and you can’t beat the element of competition. Everyone here wants to see everyone get better.”