Like younger sisters Ailish and golden girl Orla, she has experienced the highs of the biennial sporting spectacle as a swimmer, in her case a single outing all the way back at Jersey 2015.
But she has struggled through health issues since then and slipped from the sporting scene between 2016 and 2024.
It seemed unbelievable that she would complete her first competitive triathlon in July 2025 before just over a year later teaming up with established internationals Chloe Truffitt and Hannah Kennedy in the recently named Faroe Islands 2027 women’s squad.
‘To be going to an Island Games again, it feels a bit full circle,’ she said.
‘I’ve had a really long period of recovery. To be back in competitive sport and to be in amongst it all is a dream I didn’t expect would ever happen again.’
Rabey had made her Games debut at the tender age of 14, beating both of her sisters to this milestone.
And she did not return empty-handed from Jersey, joining up with her fellow swimmers to claim two relay bronzes.
‘It was a different experience back then,’ she added.
All these challenging years later, travelling out to the Faroes as a triathlete promises to provide a significantly different experience.
‘It’s going to be really, really fun,’ said Rabey.
‘I’ll be competing against so many talented athletes. Even in the team, to be selected alongside Chloe and Hannah, they’re world-class triathletes.’
Although she admits one side of her feels she does not deserve to be in that team, it is clear she has made great strides since competing in her first triathlon and making a comical transition error.
‘I did not have a clue what I was doing.
‘I ran with my helmet on, which I’m now aware would get you disqualified. I’ve learned.’
Completing the Guernsey Half Marathon that September planted the seed for what would be her big target this year.
Why not complete an Ironman 70.3, fronting that half marathon run with a 1.2-mile swim and 56-mile bike?
Rabey achieved that feat with a creditable 5hrs. 43min. 18sec. finish at this September’s Weymouth 70.3.
She does not downplay how much that half Ironman bow meant amid her successful season, adding: ‘That was the highlight.’
She backed that up the next month at Ironman Cascais 70.3, even if her pedal snapped off and she was ejected from her bike at around 21 miles.
The sport’s friendliness showed there as a kind Portuguese man helped her get back on the road again.
Her standout results on the domestic scene include taking runner-up to in-form Katie Birch at June’s Pembroke Sprint Triathlon and claiming women’s honours at September’s Granite Sprint.
Impressively, owing to her health condition, Rabey has achieved these results while relying on a feeding tube for much of her nutrition.
Nutrition means a lot to her and, alongside her own competitive ‘tri’ ambitions, she is studying in Leeds to be a dietician.
She remains massively thankful to Guernsey’s triathlon coaches, especially Amy Critchlow, Laura Fry and Emily Squire, calling them ‘the most supportive and welcoming bunch I’ve ever met’.
‘Without their support and coaching, I would not have found my love for it.’
She will certainly not be taking her feet off the pedals heading into the Faroes, where being part of a women’s squad that have won multiple consecutive golds raises the stakes further.
‘To be back competing these last two seasons, it probably means more to me than a lot of people appreciate.’
