Lining on the tracks, Usain Bolt would have possibly felt his heart race many a time. But, in real life, has the sprinter had such a heart-pounding love story? Well, it seems that he has. Alongside rising to a legendary status in the athletic world, Bolt also balanced his personal life perfectly during the years of his competitive sprinting. The outcome? Two untouched world records in the sport and a companion for a lifetime.

Bolt has been in a long-standing relationship with his Jamaican girlfriend. Navigating all those years of his sprinting career and more, they are parents to three adorable kids- Olympia, Thunder, and Saint Leo. Eager to know more about Bolt’s better half? Let’s get started.

All about Usain Bolt’s girlfriend

The 8X Olympic gold medalist Bolt began dating Kasi Bennett, a Jamaican model in 2013. Interestingly, as documented by The Sun, Bennett was also a sprinter in her younger days, before she found her calling in the glamorous world of modeling. Besides, a whopping 410K Instagram followers, the 34-year-old also enjoys the bonus of being a popular social media personality.

Bennett is a multi-talented diva with sharp business acumen. When away from the zone of fashion, she runs a business and marketing development agency in Jamaica, named Elevate Marketing House. But wait, there’s more. Whilst balancing her endeavors as an entrepreneur and posing at renowned shoots, she is also a philanthropist. As the founder of Project Kase, a non-profit organization for Jamaican children, she perfectly juggles all her roles.

As per Bolt, Bennett is an ‘uptown Jamaica girl.’ For the longest time, the speedster idealized the relationship shared by his parents, Wellesley and Jennifer Bolt. Also, surprisingly the ‘fastest man’ who strived to be lightning quick on the tracks, was ready to patiently wait for the love of his life to arrive. “I want to have what my parents have. I want to take my time to make sure everything is perfect,” he once said.

While Bolt and Bennett had been dating secretly for 3 years, the couple only made their relationship public in 2016, during the Olympic Games. But why was that so?

Why did Bolt and his girlfriend decide to keep their relationship private for long?

Usain Bolt’s professional life always kept him in the limelight, as he set one record after another. But, he kept his relationship tucked away from the mainstream eye. As per PEOPLE, it was the sprinting phenom himself and not his girlfriend who wished for their relationship to be away from the media scrutiny in the initial years. “I have explained to her that when it comes out, it’s not going to be as she thinks it’s going to be,” cited Bolt, who was worried about the outburst after the big announcement.

But hiding was never Bolt’s agenda. It was merely for his lady love’s protection, as he revealed. “I don’t definitely hide … but we don’t try to put it out in the media like ‘here she is’ because I personally know what’s going to happen.” The legendary sprinter wanted Bennett to be a hundred percent ready, for he had anticipated what the aftermath would be like. “A lot of people will try to attack her, so I tell her to just take it easy and let’s make sure that you’re ready for this,” Bolt said.

Regardless, when the curtain was finally lifted over this mega secret, Bennett posted their first ‘official’ snap together with a beautiful picture of Bolt embracing her with his arm. Straight from their vacation in Bora Bora, the picture broke the internet. As Bennett captioned, “All that matters,” it’s been clear from day one that they matter the most to each other in their real-life fairytale. What do you think of their ‘oh-so-perfect’ relationship?