▁age ▁of ▁fifteen , ▁she ▁first ▁represented ▁Australia ▁intern ation ally ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁IP C ▁Sw imming ▁World ▁Championships , ▁in ▁Mar ▁Del ▁Pl ata , ▁Argentina , ▁where ▁she ▁won ▁two ▁bronze ▁med als . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁sw imming ▁through ▁sur f ▁life ▁saving ▁and ▁was ▁compet ing ▁at ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁levels ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁tour ▁Canada ▁with ▁the ▁NS W ▁Dis abled ▁Ski ▁Team . ▁This ▁selection ▁forced ▁her ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁sw imming ▁for ▁her ▁sport ing ▁career . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sport ▁par al ym pic ▁sw imming ▁scholar ship ▁holder ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁She ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sport ▁scholar ship ▁holder . ▁ ▁She ▁won ▁five ▁silver ▁med als , ▁and ▁one ▁bronze ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ath ens ▁Games , ▁after ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁But ter fly ▁S 1 3 ▁event , ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁Fre est yle ▁S 1 3 ▁event , ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁ 2 0 0 ▁m ▁Ind ividual ▁Med ley ▁SM 1 3 ▁event , ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m ▁Fre est yle ▁S 1 3 ▁event ▁and ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁m ▁Fre est