Joining Special Olympics Waikato in 2005 Kym started in Equestrian where she was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2007 China World Summer Games where she won a gold medal.
Additionally Kym has competed in swimming for several years and is currently a swimming coach. In 2011 Kym completed the Athlete Leadership Programme and since then has held various leadership roles. First as an athlete representative on the Special Olympics Waikato Committee then as the athlete representative on the Special Olympics New Zealand board where she held the role for two years.
In 2018 Kym had an incredible experience attending the International Global Messenger Congress in the Dominican Republic. In her position on the Athlete Leadership Council Kym would like to be a voice and a role model for her fellow athletes and to have a say on different matters about Special Olympics.
