OLYMPICS star Aly Bull juggles being a world champion kayaker with her job as a full-time firefighter.
The Australian, 28, is set to compete at her third Olympic Games at Paris 2024 this summer.
Kayaker Aly Bull will compete in her third Olympic Games in ParisGetty
Bull juggles her kayaking with her day job as a firefighterInstagram @ alybull
She is a two-time world champion in the K1 1,000-metre sprint and will be looking to secure her first Olympic medal in the discipline.
Bull has also won world gold in the K2 mixed 500m and will compete alongside Jackson Collins in that event in Paris.
Yet being a three-time world champion has not stopped her from continuing to hold down a day job.
She joined the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service back in 2018 and is still there two Olympic cycles later.
Bull admits it is a hectic juggling act, but is thankful kayak coach Rene Olsen can accommodate her packed schedule.
That includes 4am sessions out on the water before work as she bids to stay on track for glory in Paris.
Speaking to ABC Australia, she said: “When we’re down in the trenches it’s two day shifts, two night shifts and then four days off.
“I’m very lucky for Rene and how supportive he is to come out on the water with me at 4am on my day shifts.
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Bull will compete in two disciplines at this summer’s Olympic GamesInstagram @ alybull
“Then he’ll stay late in the mornings after my night shifts and do the sessions with me that the other girls have already done.”
Bull also compared firefighting with kayaking as she admitted there are ways they can help each other.
She added: “Whether they’re sitting in a boat in front or behind you, or whether they’re sitting in the back seat about to go to an incident, you’ve got to fully trust that their skills and capabilities are really up to scratch.
“Whether that’s to help someone out of a car prang using the tools and communicating, or whether it’s paddling together in complete unison to get to the finish line.”
What’s happening today at The Games?
WHAT TO WATCH TODAY…
The Paris 2024 Olympics is now well underway with medals being ticked off and huge events still to come.
SunSport brings you all the action taking place in the French capital on a what is expected to be a huge third day.
TODAY’S BRIT MEDAL HOPES
Alex Yee was due to be in action in the men’s triathlon but due to pollution in the River Seine, the event has been postponed.
The Team GB 4x200m men’s freestyle swimming squad are packed with talent and could be in for gold (8.59pm).
And the women’s gymnastics team could also get a podium finish but it’s a strong field including Simone Biles’ USA (5.15pm).
BRITS TO WATCH
Kieran Reilly and Charlotte Worthington get underway in the freestyle BMX qualifiers (12.25pm).
Joe Clarke and Mallory Franklin are both in canoe slalom action, while the men’s hockey side face top-dogs the Netherlands.
GLOBAL STARS TODAY
Clarisse Agbegnenou carried the flag for France at the opening ceremony.
She can back that up with a third Olympic judo gold in the -63kg final (4.49pm).
FANCY SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
It is the final day of the rugby sevens for this Olympics, ending with the final at the 70,000-seater Stade de France at 6.45pm.
And the street-style 3×3 basketball gets underway at the spectacular La Concorde venue at the bottom of the Champs-Elysees in the heart of the city.
Click here for all the events taking place at Paris 2024 today.
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