 Then in the Olympic lead-up Marcks suffered a stress fracture of the rib affecting the crew's preparation.They made the Olympic final in the coxless four, a good result given their lack of international racing experience but finished in overall sixth place.With Snook and Dobson changed out for Courtney Johnstone and Gina Douglas, Slatter and Marcks stayed together in the coxless four into 1993 and they competed at the 1993 World Rowing Championships in Racice where again they were last in the A final and achieved a sixth place.