‘Very close to burnout’: Jess Fox won more golds in Paris - and then life got hectic

Jess Fox has barely stopped moving since pocketing a couple more gold medals in Paris last year.

The most decorated slalom paddler in Olympic history strutted down a catwalk under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, presented the sport on morning television, and has smiled broadly in dozens of photo shoots, TV spots, award shows, speeches and interviews. And that’s out of water.

With her boat, you’ll have found Fox on her socials catching tubes at Urbnsurf or paddling on the Yarra in Melbourne, squeezing in training between spots as a colour reporter for Nine at the Australian Open tennis.

“It’s been amazing and hectic and a whirlwind,” Fox said “I’ve been enjoying different opportunities and challenges and trying my hand at different things and then getting back into training.”

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