Career
She was awarded the title South Australian "Athlete of the Century" by Athletics South Australia. Early Athletics She was virtually unknown outside of her home state but ended the year ranked as #3 in the world. She competed for Adelaide Harriers and was coached by Len Barnes who nicknamed her "the twerp"
International Athletics A year later, Bowering ran second in the national 100y title and earned a place in the Australian team for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
At the Games, she did not progress past the second round of the 100 metres, but made the final of the 4 × 100 metres relay with the Australian team
At the end of the year, she was world ranked #6 for 100 metres and #5 for 200 metres. Considered a medal favourite at the Mexico Olympics, she was affected by illness in Mexico City and did well to make the 100 metres final, placing sixth.
She was ranked sixth in the world for 100 metres, when she retired from the sport in early 1969.