 Things came to a head when the national coach, Joseph Capousek, did not nominate Borchert for the 1993 World Championships; Capousek was at the time in a relationship with Fischer.Borchert resigned from the national team in 1993 and in February 1994, she emigrated to Australia.Borchert won K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m events at the 1998 World Championships in Hungary with Anna Wood.