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Spofforth represented [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, China, coming fourth in the 100-metre backstroke, four one-hundredths of a second (0.04) behind bronze medalist [[Margaret Hoelzer]].<ref>London 2012, Team GB, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/8662526/Gemma-Spofforth-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html Gemma Spofforth], ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 11 July 2012.</ref> She also came ninth in the 200-metre backstroke.
At the 2009 World Aquatic Championships in Rome, she took the gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke, in a world record time of 58.12 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_109_Finals_1_Women_100_Back.pdf|title=13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Women's 100m Backstroke Result|date=28 July 2009|work=Omega Timing|accessdate=29 July 2009|
Spofforth accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for coach [[Gregg Troy]]'s [[Florida Gators swimming and diving]] team in [[National Collegiate Athletics Association]] (NCAA) and [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) competition from 2007 to 2010. During her four seasons of American college swimming, she won seven NCAA national championships, including three titles in the 100-yard backstroke (2008, 2009, 2010), three in the 200-yard backstroke (2007, 2008, 2009), and one in the 200-yard freestyle relay (2010), and was a key contributor to the Gators winning the NCAA national team championship in 2010. She received eleven [[All-American]] honours and four All-[[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) selections, was a two-time SEC champion, and set two SEC records.
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