Career
She also competed in sprint canoeing. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Eight years later in Beijing, Hemmings was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 500 m event.
Hemmings has recently visited a number of schools, including Street Ursulas in Greenwich, where she presented the children with their end-of-year awards, including the students of the year for year 7 and 8 and the prefects of the year for year 7 and 8.