How Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice keeps afloat after life in the pool
NAVIGATING a post-pool career can be sink or swim for most athletes — Stephanie Rice has managed to not only stay afloat, but thrive.
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NAVIGATING a post-pool career can be sink or swim for most athletes — Stephanie Rice has managed to not only stay afloat, but thrive.
The 29-year-old three-time Olympic gold medallist has been retired for “six or seven years” but has managed to avoid the pitfalls of retirement that plague others.
Although she is no longer quite as high-profile, Rice has remained in demand and has been named an ambassador for women’s beauty and wellness health supplement brand Unichi.
“I’m not ... in the newspaper doing stuff all the time and I don’t know a lot of (retired) athletes who are still able to do this (brand) stuff,” Rice said.
“I’ve had a number of people advise me that I had to do something in order to still be relevant, I had to be on TV, and I was like ‘I don't want to do something just to stay relevant for money. I would rather work 9-5 and be happy’.
“I think the reason I have brand value is because I’m really specific about who I am and what I want to share.”
Rice said her new role aligns with her views on concentrating on how you feel, rather than how you look.