Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: He mema ia o te kapa kaukau National mai i te 1971 ki te 1976. I whakahaerehia e Dessy te 100 m breaststroke me te 100 m freestyle i te
1974 Pākehā Aquatics Championships. I uru ia ki te roopu Motu i te Ipu Rererangi Latina i Marseille 1974, Las Palmas 1975 me Acapulco 1976; i uru hoki ia ki nga Whakataetae Rererangi o nga Whenua e rima i waenga i te 1973 me te 1976 i Järfälla, Minsk, Erfurt me Nice.