The former Olympic champion eventually came into contact with the fire brigade thanks to a fellow student from her Applied Psychology course and the profession of firefighter appealed to her immensely. “I have been doing the fire brigade training for two weeks now and it is full-time, so it is tough. I am getting a lot of information, but it is very interesting. So it still takes some work. The training lasts three months, but I have a lot of I’m looking forward to bringing it to a successful conclusion.”