She swam in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the women's 1,500m preliminary heats, finishing 17th, not qualifying for the final.

[4] In December 2017, while Dunford was 11 years old and swimming for Tiger Aquatics, she would break the 11–12 girls Louisiana state record, which had stood for 41 years, for the 500m freestyle by more than a second with a time of 5:06.24.

"[5] In 2021, Dunford aimed to compete for Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 1,500m freestyle, but came up short of the Olympics qualifying time, finishing six seconds behind.

[6] According to Dunford, COVID-19 protocols during the pandemic affected her training when she returned to Canada.

[7] At the Canadian Swimming Trials 2022, the Canadian qualifying event for 2022 World Aquatics Championships, she would win the gold medal in the event, earning a time of 16:20.26, knocking her personal best time by 18 seconds.