Has her new-found fame cost the Australian swimming sensation her promising career?
Swimming glamour girl Stephanie Rice’s hectic social life has left her battling to regain her fitness.
The triple gold medallist has spent so much time cementing her new celebrity status with public appearances and sexy photo shoots that her coach has declared her “unfit”.
Michael Bohl, who coached 20-year-old Stephanie to Olympic glory, told The Daily Telegraph, “[Steph] went from quite a fit person to being pretty unfit and she’s struggled, not motivation-wise, getting back into a routine.”
Since the Olympics, the Brisbane superstar has been swamped with sponsorship offers, and been invited to the hottest parties. She spent New Year’s Eve with Paris Hilton in Sydney, appeared as the face of the Spring Racing Carnival and has secured a $800,000 deal with Channel 7.
While Bohl denies there has been any conflict between Steph’s training requirements and her new celebrity life, he admits the demands have left her exhausted at times, telling Woman’s Day: “You can’t begrudge Stephanie earning a living from swimming, but it eats away at your time and can be really fatiguing.”
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