Education
University of Adelaide.
University of Adelaide.
Specialising in sculling, Halliday made her international debut in 1999, winning the Under-23 World Championship in Hamburg in the lightweight double scull with Hannah Every. Named South Australia"s Sports Star of 2007 she was pre-selected for the Beijing Olympics where her crew placed 8th in a "disappointing" performance. In late 2008 Halliday swapped her row boat for a bicycle, training with the South Australian Sports Institute squad.
Crash
On 17 January 2011 Amber was hospitalised after a racing accident sustained at Victoria Park Racecourse, Adelaide.
In September 2011 her recovery was documented by the Australian Broadcasting Commission"s program, Contact Sport.
Halliday is a member of the Adelaide University Boat Club.