[3] During her representative years at the elite level she raced at national regattas in Melbourne University Boat Club colours.
Her first state selection for Western Australia came in 1977 as a reserve for the coxed four contesting the ULVA Trophy at the annual Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.
[2] In 1978 she stroked the West Australian women's coxed four to a silver medal in the ULVA Trophy contest.
She was selected in the Victorian representative senior coxed fours at stroke in 1979 and in the two seat in 1980, both of which were victors at those year's Interstate Regattas.
[7] In 1979 the Australian champion Victorian women's four including Westwood was selected intact to contest the 1979 World Rowing Championships in Bled.