[2] When she was active as a swimmer, New Zealand had no swimming coach, and Stewart was mentored by Bill Wallace, who she described as an "enthusiast".

Wallace had an interest in horse racing and from that, Stewart adopted interval training as an innovation.

[4] She shared a room in Helsinki with the only other New Zealand female competitor, Yvette Williams, who was also from Dunedin.

[3] Stewart also won medals in the 110 yards backstroke at the Empire Games; silver in 1950 and bronze in 1954.

[5] Stewart married fellow Dunedin swimmer Lincoln Hurring after the Helsinki Games, and they settled in Auckland.