Cindy-Lu Bailey has competed at the Deaflympics on 6 occasions (1977 ,1981 ,1985 ,1989 ,1993 and 1997) and finished her medal hunt with 19 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals.
Cindy-Lu has also claimed national titles for Australia in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke in 1980s, when she was just 16 years old.
She then represented the national team in the Commonwealth Games in 1982 and in 1986.She has also participated at the Pan Pacific Games.In 1982, she was ranked withinthe top 16 on the Speedo World Rankings list.
In 2002, she became the only woman to be inducted into the New South Wales (NSW) Hall of Champions.
At the 2005 Summer Deaflympics held in Melbourne,she was given the honour of lighting cauldron (flame bearer). In fact became the only woman to be given such an opportunity in Deaflympic history. Cindy-Lu Baliley was also the torchbearer during the 2000 Summer Olympics.
In 2013, she voted as one of Australia's Top 100 sportswomen of all time.
