However, she chose to follow in the footsteps of her parents, John and Louise, who swam for the Scottish team at the 1970 and 1974 Commonwealth Games respectively.

[3][2][4] She started studying for a master's degree in Performance Psychology at the University of Edinburgh in January 2013.

[4] McClatchey competed at her first Olympics in Athens 2004, finishing fifth as part of the British team in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.

Competing in the 2006 Commonwealth games, McClatchey made national headlines by winning two gold medals.

[5] McClatchey won her first Commonwealth gold in the 200 m freestyle, defeating Australian favourite Libby Lenton.

McClatchey was disappointed in her results and said that she needed to revise her training schedule to build up muscle.

In 2009, she was a member of the British teams that set the UK records in the 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 200 m freestyle relays.