[1] Before McGlynn became a full-time athlete, she was a trainee actuary with a degree in mathematics, statistics and management science[3] from the University of Strathclyde.

[2] At the 2004 Athens Paralympics, McGlynn and Hunter won gold in the women's time trial B-13 and silver in the Individual sprint.

[10] In 2010 McGlynn teamed up with pilot Helen Scott; in 2011 the two competed in the B1km Time Trial at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy taking silver.

They followed this in 2012 by entering the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships held in Los Angeles in the United States.

[14] In 2021, at age 48, McGlynn reunited with Helen Scott to take silver at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the women's time trial B in a personal best of 1:06.743.