Career
Coming from Western Australia, Watson combined with Janet Steinbeck, Lyn McClements and Judy Playfair to register a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, trailing the Americans home by 1.7 seconds. Competing in the individual 100-metre freestyle, Watson was eliminated in the semifinals. She placed sixth and fourth in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke respectively.
She also finished fourth as part of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay team
She later became a team administrator for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.