ʃiː stˈʌdid æt ðə ɹˈænd ˈæfɹɪkˌɑːnz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn dʒoʊhˈænzbɜːɡ, ɡɔːtˈɛŋ, ænd ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd hɜː kˈʌntɹi æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv sˈʌmɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks.
she studied at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg, Gauteng, and represented her country at the 2000, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics.