She played for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign wheelchair basketball team, and was named an All-American in the 2006/07 season.

Nicknamed Chappers,[1] Chaplin was born in Bendigo, Victoria, on 4 September 1984,[2] with incomplete paraplegia.

[4] In 2010, she graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation, Sport and Tourism.

[5][6] After completing her studies at the University of Illinois Chaplin took up a position at Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

At the ABC Chaplin was a Production Assistant on Adam Hills Tonight in 2013 and Spicks and Specks in 2014.

[3][10] In financial year 2012/2013, the Australian Sports Commission gave her a A$20,000 grant as part of their Direct Athlete Support program.

[11][12] Chaplin made her debut in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) in 2000 when she played for the Whittlesea Pacers.

[14] Chaplin played for the University of Illinois Wheelchair Basketball team in the country's first division.

[6][19][20] In two games that Chaplin's team won against RIC Express and the University of Alabama in December 2006, she scored 35 total points, made 13 rebounds and 7 assists.

[26][27] After five years absence and the birth of two children, Matheson was selected to play for the Gliders in qualification tournaments for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.