Career
In Mexico City, she was fourth in the 800 metres final, while in Munich, she set a British record for the 1500 metres, finishing fifth. She was also part of the British 4 x 800 metres relay team that twice broke the world record in 1970. In June 1970, in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom 4 × 800 m relay quartet of Rosemary Stirling, Carey, Pat Lowe and Lillian Board, broke the world record with 8:27.0.
Then in September at the Crystal Palace, London, the quartet of Stirling, Georgena Craig, Lowe and Carey, improved the record to 8:25.0.
She finished eighth in the 800 m final, after falling. Carey competed at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where she came in fifth in the Women"s 1500m Final, setting a new British record of 4min 04.8sec.
This time remained Carey"s best and as of 2013, ranks her 19th on the United Kingdom all-time list. Carey continued to represent the United Kingdom at international level through 1973 and 1974.
She ran her lifetime best for the mile, with 4:37.16 at the Crystal Palace in September 1973, where she finished second behind Joan Allison.
She made her final appearance at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. There she was eliminated in her heat of the 800 m in 2:09.16. After retiring from international athletics Carey later went on to teach in the United Kingdom, working for many years at Exhall Grange School, a school for children with sight loss and other disabilities, near Coventry in 1987.
She has been part-time at the school since 2006.
Carey runs the U2 Track and Field Club and organises competitions for the sports charity British Blind Sport. In 2012, she carried the Olympic torch through Warwick as part of the relay ahead of the London Olympic Games.
Her school also did a mini version of the Olympic Games. In January 2013, Exhall Grange had a special assembly saying well done to her for this.