| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 7:44.31 |
| 3 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 3:35.05 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2007 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 3:35.48 |
Nickname
Mel, Melly, Schalngs, Schlang-dawg (melanieschlanger.com.au, 10 Apr 2012)
Hobbies
Spending time at home, using her computer, listening to music. (E-Swimmer June 2006)
Education
Biomedical Science - University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Southport Olympic Swim Club, Gold Coast, QLD, AUS
Coach
Glenn Baker from 2010 (NOC, 10 Apr 2012)
Sporting relatives
She competed at state level in athletics until she was 15 and also competed at national level in water polo. (olympics.com.au, 11 Apr 2012)
Injuries
She suffered from cytomegalovirus [similar to glandular fever] in 2010 and quit the sport before recovering and returning to the pool after 10 months. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 10 Apr 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up swimming at age 12 for three months but then quit because she hated it. She returned to the sport at age 15. (Australian Media Guide, 2007; olympics.com.au, 11 Apr 2012)
Reason for taking up this sport
She wanted to win at her school swimming carnival so started training. (olympics.com.au, 11 Apr 2012)
Ambitions
To become a doctor. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 10 Apr 2012)
Hero
Australian swimmer Liesel Jones. (olympics.com.au, 11 Apr 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Just when the caterpillar thought it was the end of the world, it became a butterfly." (Australian Media Guide, 2007)
Awards
She was selected as joint Western Athletic Conference [WAC] Freshman of the Year for the 2004/05 season. (Star Bulletin 18 Dec 2005)
General
SWIMMING COUPLE
Her boyfriend is fellow swimmer Chris Wright, who also qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 10 Apr 2012)
TATTOOS
She has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on her ankle and an astrology symbol that means 'create your own ending' on her wrist. (olympics.com.au, 11 Apr 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
