She won three Southeastern Conference individual championships in butterfly events, and received eight All-American honours in two college seasons.

Lowe competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in two individual events, as well a British relay team.

Lowe, who at 14 was selected for the Smart Track squad of super talents formed by the then Britain Performance Director Bill Sweetenham.

She set her long course times at the British Championships (which acted as a qualifier for the Olympics), where she came first in the 200-metre butterfly and second in the 100-metre (she later equalled her 100-metre mark at Beijing).

[1] Jemma now helps athletes obtain sport scholarships at Universities in America with the team at https://www.collegesportsamerica.com/.