 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Hardcastle akatanga kurega kubva kumakwikwi ekushambira muna 1986 aine makore gumi nemanomwe; mubvunzurudzo ya2012 akati mushure memakore ekudzidzira aida kuve nehupenyu hwekuyaruka hwakajairika. Pashure pokunge ashanda somunyori paFord, akasarudza kudzokera kumutambo muna 1992 uye akatangazve kukwikwidza muna 1993. Hardcastle akanga ari nhengo yezvikwata zvevakwikwidzi vakakunda bronze mu 4 × 200-metre freestyle pa 1993 European Championshipsuye sirivha pa1994 Commonwealth Games, kwaakakundawo menduru yebronze pamunhu mumwechete mumamita mazana mana akasununguka. Muna 1995 akahwina menduru yegoridhe pamakumi masere emamita akasununguka uye bronze pamakumi mana emamita akasununguka paWorld Short Course Championships. PaOlympics ya1996 muAtlanta akasvika kumagumo emamita 800 akasununguka, achipedza ari wechisere. 