She made her ParalympicGames debut as an 18-year-old at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Winters won a gold medal in the Women's 200m T42-46 event, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and a bronze medal in the Women's 100m T42-46 event. After the Atlanta Games, she worked briefly with Kempsey Shire Council before moving to Sydney where she was offered a job with Westpac. Her role later came under the Paralympic Employment Program for elite athletes with disabilities. Once she moved to Sydney she was coached by Col Wright.