Pro Lacrosse Player Alex Aust Traded Her Uniform for Stunning Swimwear During Her Photoshoot in Atlantic City

The Team USA gold medalist was a Swim Search finalist in 2021.

Ananya Panchal | Oct 21, 2023

Alex Aust was photographed by Yu Tsai in Atlantic City.

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Fitness entrepreneur and lacrosse pro athlete Alex Aust was a Swim Search finalist in 2021. The open casting call alumna was photographed by Yu Tsai on a gorgeous beach in Atlantic City.

The Virginia native, who grew up reading SI Swimsuit, remembers Tyra Banks’s 1997 polka dot bikini cover snapshot as her favorite brand moment, and credited it as the main reason she took a leap of faith and applied to be featured in the magazine herself.

“I’ve always seen women confident on the field or court, but then I saw a beautiful, strong, stunning, confident woman in a bikini. My world was turned upside down. I wanted to have the strength and confidence that Tyra had when I was off the field, in all aspects of my life,” the Team USA gold medalist recalled. “I started thinking about what I preach to my young athletes or to women all over and it’s finding strength in vulnerability and unlocking your confidence. How could I not go for my biggest, wildest dreams and not listen to my own advice? I stopped letting the fear of judgment or failure get in the way and decided to put myself out there. And it’s been the best decision of my life, I have not looked back.”

Today, Aust is the co-owner of sports events organization Finish Line Lacrosse and virtual health and fitness community The Sweaat Life.

Below are four of our favorite photos from her 2021 SI Swimsuit photoshoot.

Alex Aust was photographed by Yu Tsai in Atlantic City, N.J. Swimsuit by Camille Kostek Collection for Swimsuits For All.

Alex Aust was photographed by Yu Tsai in Atlantic City, N.J. Swimsuit by bond-eye.

Alex Aust was photographed by Yu Tsai in Atlantic City, N.J. Swimsuit by Andi Bagus.

Alex Aust was photographed by Yu Tsai in Atlantic City, N.J. Swimsuit by INDAH.

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Published Oct 21, 2023

ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When she is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, Panchal can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast. Panchal has a bachelor’s in communications and journalism from Boston University.