[2] At the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships, Melverton won bronze in the 400 metre freestyle.

In November 2016, Melverton competed in the 2016 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships which acted as selection trials for the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

[citation needed] Competing at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Melverton won bronze in the 800 metre freestyle.

In October 2016, she competed in the Burleigh Ocean Swim, taking out the women's 1k and 2k events.

[7] At the 2017 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships held in Adelaide, South Australia, Melverton took gold in the women's 5k event, earning nomination for selection for the 17th FINA World Aquatics Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary in July 2017.