Sara Carrigan
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Hi, my name is Sarah Carrigan and I’ve been
road cycling for the last 15 years. I originally
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started at the Queensland Academy of Sport
in Brisbane before receiving an AIS scholarship
0:00:10.759,0:00:15.679
where I competed internationally, overseas
in Europe, and then moved on to the professional
0:00:15.679,0:00:18.619
circuit with a professional contract.
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I started cycling when I was 15 years old
through a talent identification program at
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school. I then carried on to win an Olympic
gold medal in Athens in 2004, and I’ve now
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been enrolled in uni for ten years and still
studying. But thanks to ACE and the encouragement
0:00:34.480,0:00:39.260
they gave me through my cycling career I was
able to chip away, bit by bit, to… I now
0:00:39.260,0:00:45.710
only have under a year to go till I finish
my degree. Being an AIS scholarship holder
0:00:45.710,0:00:49.720
and a QIS scholarship holder I had access
to ACE who were able to help me through my
0:00:49.720,0:00:55.400
cycling career, achieve my educational goals,
as well as my training and racing goals.
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I know that before I was involved with ACE,
when I was studying at university, I found
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it terribly difficult to try and incorporate
both my studies, exams and the whole study
0:01:05.080,0:01:09.490
schedule in with my training schedule. The
people in ACE were able to actually liaise
0:01:09.490,0:01:13.740
with the people at the university to try and
help me combine both the two, which is very,
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very important.
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I’m really happy that I started studying
while I was training. With my cycling career
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behind me I now have my education behind me
to be able to move on successfully in another
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arena. Now that I’ve retired I’ve also
started my own little business, which is a
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riding school, an educational program. Through
the studies that I’ve done over the years,
0:01:36.130,0:01:40.260
it’s actually helped me to be able to start
my business straight after my retirement.
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So in that respect, not only did I receive
benefits while studying while I was training
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but I’m now realising those benefits after
I have finished my career, directly afterwards.
Hi, my name is Sarah Carrigan and I’ve been
road cycling for the last 15 years. I originally
0:00:06.000,0:00:10.759
started at the Queensland Academy of Sport
in Brisbane before receiving an AIS scholarship
0:00:10.759,0:00:15.679
where I competed internationally, overseas
in Europe, and then moved on to the professional
0:00:15.679,0:00:18.619
circuit with a professional contract.
0:00:18.619,0:00:22.839
I started cycling when I was 15 years old
through a talent identification program at
0:00:22.839,0:00:29.369
school. I then carried on to win an Olympic
gold medal in Athens in 2004, and I’ve now
0:00:29.369,0:00:34.480
been enrolled in uni for ten years and still
studying. But thanks to ACE and the encouragement
0:00:34.480,0:00:39.260
they gave me through my cycling career I was
able to chip away, bit by bit, to… I now
0:00:39.260,0:00:45.710
only have under a year to go till I finish
my degree. Being an AIS scholarship holder
0:00:45.710,0:00:49.720
and a QIS scholarship holder I had access
to ACE who were able to help me through my
0:00:49.720,0:00:55.400
cycling career, achieve my educational goals,
as well as my training and racing goals.
0:00:55.400,0:00:59.400
I know that before I was involved with ACE,
when I was studying at university, I found
0:00:59.400,0:01:05.080
it terribly difficult to try and incorporate
both my studies, exams and the whole study
0:01:05.080,0:01:09.490
schedule in with my training schedule. The
people in ACE were able to actually liaise
0:01:09.490,0:01:13.740
with the people at the university to try and
help me combine both the two, which is very,
0:01:13.740,0:01:17.020
very important.
0:01:17.020,0:01:21.020
I’m really happy that I started studying
while I was training. With my cycling career
0:01:21.020,0:01:26.490
behind me I now have my education behind me
to be able to move on successfully in another
0:01:26.490,0:01:32.220
arena. Now that I’ve retired I’ve also
started my own little business, which is a
0:01:32.220,0:01:36.130
riding school, an educational program. Through
the studies that I’ve done over the years,
0:01:36.130,0:01:40.260
it’s actually helped me to be able to start
my business straight after my retirement.
0:01:40.260,0:01:45.440
So in that respect, not only did I receive
benefits while studying while I was training
0:01:45.440,0:01:50.820
but I’m now realising those benefits after
I have finished my career, directly afterwards.
