| Place Of Birth | Henderson, New Zealand |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Student |
| Recent Results | Telstra FINA World Cup (Sydney, Australia, Nov-2005)
11th in the 200m Freestyle (1:59.87)
22nd in the 100m Backstroke (1:03.63)
6th in the 200m Backstroke (2:10.79)
9th in the 400m Freestyle (4:13.98)
FINA World Championships (Montreal, July-2005)
24th in the 400m Freestyle (4:19.28)
23rd in the 100m Backstroke (1:03.41)
21st in the 200m Backstroke (2:16.48)
8th in the 4x200m Freestyle relay (8:07.95) |
Commonwealth
Games History | Manchester 2002
17th in the 200m Freestyle (2:07.04)
13th in the 50m Backstroke (30.56)
10th in the 100m Backstroke (1:03.22)
8th in the 200m Backstroke (2:14.48) |
Olympic
Games History | has not competed |
| Other | Melissa was awarded a Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarship in September 2005 to assist in her pursuing her studies while striving to reach her sporting goals.
She won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Short Course Championships and a silver at the 2004 World Cup.
She is studying for a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Auckland.
She was the 2002 Auckland Secondary Schools Sportswoman of the year and the 2002/03/04 Waitakere Sportswoman of the year. |