She came out of retirement in 2005 to take up social rowing in England, and to compete the 2005 Women's and Royal Henley, winning the lightweight pair that year.

At the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich, she won a gold medal in the women's lightweight quad with Miranda Bennett, Alice McNamara and Tara Kelly.

[8] She came out of retirement in September 2010 to compete in the New Zealand hosted Great Race, where she rowed for Sydney University in the Bryan Gould Cup.

Despite fracturing her L3 vertebrae during training in February 2012, Watson persevered and was able to complete a strenuous rehab/training program which enable her to earn selection for the 2012 Olympic Team.

[1][9] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics rowing in the lightweight women's 2X with her partner Hannah Every-Hall from Victoria.