Walther set Palomar records in the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke events and was a two-time state meet qualifier and community college All-American swimming for coach Patt Waterman during the 1991 and 1992 seasons. She was a conference champion and also was Pallomar's Outstanding Female Scholar Athlete. Returning to Palomar after receiving her Bachelor's degree, Farmer was a two-time community college All-American on the Comets' first two intercollegiate women's water polo teams. Upon returning to Palomar as a fulltime student and playing water polo, she concurrently worked on her Master's degree at California State University San Marcos.