[1] Lemaire was born in Santa Monica, California, and educated at UCLA, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in biochemistry in 1974.

[2] At high school she entered four national swimming championships, and at UCLA she played all three positions in basketball.

[2] After finishing second in 1975, Lemaire won the U.S. National 25-mile (40 km) time trial championships in 1976, setting a new record[2] of 1:00:06.7.

[3] At the 1976 U.S. National track championships held in Northbrook, IL, she finished third in the 3000 m individual pursuit, beating Susan Gurney into 4th place.

[5] The second annual Hawaii Ironman race was held January 1979 during Honolulu's stormy season and in the middle of some of the worst weather for several years.