Its amazing how people can be gifted in such amazing ways, have such a future, and then have it all taken away from them in an instant. My coach, Nick, was saying how its actually hard to grasp that it has actually happened, when you see a photo of somone you know who was alive 3 days ago and reading that they are not...

Before she went on to cycling she had an outstanding rowing career: (from RowingAustralia)
Biography of Amy Gillett (nee Safe)
Former International Rower and AIS Road Cycling Team Member
1992 - Trans Tasman Juniors Australian Women's Junior Four
1993 - Interstate Women's Youth Four - Gold
1993 - World Junior Championships - Junior Pair - Gold (Australia's first ever gold medal at these Championships)
1994 - Interstate Women's Youth Eight - Gold
1994 - World Junior Championships - Women's Junior Scull - Gold
1994 - Nations Cup (Under 23) - Women's Scull - Fifth
1994 - Commonwealth Regatta - Women's Quad - Gold
1994 - World Championships - Women's Quad - Fourth
1995 - Interstate Youth Eight - Silver
1995 - World Championships - Women's Scull - Sixteenth
1996 - Olympic Games - Women's Eight - Fifth
1997 - Interstate Championships -Women's Four - Bronze
1998 - World Championships - Women's Eight - Fourth
1998 - Interstate Women's Four - Silver
1999 - World Championships - Women's Eight - Fifth
1999 - Interstate Championships - Women's Eight - Bronze
2000 - Interstate Championships - Women's Eight - Silver