Sissons was born in
Christchurch in 1958 and attended the
University of Canterbury. Sissons was chosen to dive for New Zealand at the
1978 Commonwealth Games at Edmonton and the
1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. Sissons moved on to coach and became an official. In 2016 she was given a scholarship to travel to Puerto Rico to refresh her judging skills. Sissons is a member of Wellington Diving Club. ==References==