At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain Kosten teamed up with Manon van Rooijen, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot for the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, in which they reached the fourth position. She became European champion in the 4×50 meter freestyle relay at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003 in Dublin, Ireland together with Hinkelien Schreuder, Chantal Groot and Marleen Veldhuis. At the European LC Championships 2004 in Madrid, Spain she took home the silver of the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, her teammates were Chantal Groot, Inge Dekker and Marleen Veldhuis. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Kosten swam in the heats of the 4×100 meter freestyle relay alongside Inge Dekker, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot. In the final she was replaced by Inge de Bruijn, who won the bronze medal together with the three other girls, afterwards Kosten received the bronze medal for her heat swim. After the national championships in April 2005 Kosten retired from competitive swimming.
