Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I kaha a Meineke i nga tau moata o te 1980, i toa i te mētara koura hei waahanga o te roopu Tiamana ki te Rawhiti mo te 4 × 100 m relay freestyle i te 1981 European Aquatics Championships
, me ngā mētara hiriwa e rua i te tau kotahi mō te 200 mita me te 100 mita kāhua herekore. I taua tau ano, i whakapumautia e ia he rekoata o te ao i roto i te 100 mita koreutu, me te waa 54.04 hēkona. Ahakoa ko tana mahi i te 1982 World Aquatics Championships he rite tonu te kaha, ko te tihi o tana mahi ko te horoi i nga koura e rima i te 1983 European Aquatics Championships i Roma.