OLYMPIC gold medallist. World champion. World record holder. Commonwealth Games gold medallist.Ballarat swimmer Shayne Reese has done it all.But what is next for the 25-year-old?Reese is uncertain what the future of her international swimming career holds.Although the 2012 London Olympics are out of the question, she is not ruling out going on to next year's world championships in Rome in July-August.Her immediate priority though is to take a complete spell from the rigours of training."I'm going to enjoy a month off," said Reese, who is back in Ballarat after returning from Beijing with the Australian Olympic team on Tuesday.And no wonder, given she cannot remember having more than a week off at any one time in the past four years.Reese plans to "wait and see" on whether to return to elite competition or continue swimming and maintain her fitness levels on a more recreational basis in events such as Lorne's Pier to Pub early in the new year.She said there was no hurry.With the world championship trials not until March, Reese said she could effectively take a break from serious training until the start of next year and still try out. Reese returned from the Beijing Olympics with gold and bronze medals, and in some of the best form of her career.She was a member of the 4x100m freestyle relay team which finished third and then was a surprise choice in the 4x100m medley relay team which captured gold.In each event she swam only in a heat - missing out on selection for the final.This also meant Reese missed out on sharing the glory at the medal presentation.Reese and other relay swimmers who did not take in the finals were presented with their medals in a separate behind-the-scenes gathering.Not being in the finals, Reese said she was unsure what to think about her achievement - uncertain how deserving she was of being a dual Olympic medallist."Right now I feel a little numb."I don't feel like they're really mine."She said she had not felt like wearing the medals on arriving in Sydney.Reese's partner Luke Harper is doing all he can to assure her that her contribution was as important as any other member of the team in securing the medals.He said there was no question her roles were as integral as any other swimmer in the relays."She fully deserves them."There is no hiding the disappointment Reese is still feeling after being overlooked for the final in the 4x100m freestyle.Despite clocking the fastest split in the heats, Reese was not included in the final team, which included the three swimmers she out-performed in the heat.It was a major let-down for Reese, who swims with CA Triton in Melbourne.Then out of the blue she was called up for the medley relay.It was so unexpected that her parents had already left Beijing and missed seeing her swim.Reese said she had already eased off training when approached and only resumed when given a guarantee she would swim the heat."It was a real bonus ... something I wasn't expecting."However, this time Reese went into the event well aware she would be replaced by Libby Trickett in the final.Reese, who made her Olympic debut in Athens four years ago, said she had had a much greater appreciation of the Beijing experience."I took it all in."This included being part of the closing ceremony.