she completed a bachelor's degree in business communication and a master's degree in sports psychology. Ford was one of 30 athletes to be invited by President Samaranch to the Olympic Congress in Baden Baden and became one of the inaugural members of the IOC Athletes Commission. In 1982 Commonwealth Games she won the 200-metre butterfly for the second time and silver in the 800-metre freestyle. Ford was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1982, and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honour Swimmer" in 1994. See also List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame List of Olympic medallists in swimming (women) World record progression 800 metres freestyle References Bibliography 1962 births Living people Olympic swimmers of Australia Australian female butterfly swimmers Australian female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from New South Wales Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire Swimmers from Sydney Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic gold medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for Australia Universiade bronze medalists for Australia Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games