Megan Neyer

Megan Neyer ( born June 11, 1962 in Ashland ) is a former American Water Diving. She started in the art of jumping from the 1- m and 3- m- board and in the 10 -meter platform diving. Neyer dominated at the beginning of the 1980s at the national level, the art of jumping, in 1982 it was also the first and only American world champion from the 3 -meter board.

Neyer moved early to Mission Viejo, and stood in for the club Mission Viejo Nadadores, where she was trained by Ron O ` Brien at the local training center. In 1978, she won her first national title. In the national selection for the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980, she surprised the competition and won the 3 -meter board and the 10 - m tower. Ultimately, however, they missed the participation through the Olympic boycott.

Neyer reached its sporty greatest success at the World Cup 1982 in Guayaquil. They won the 3 -meter board the world title. At the Pan American Games 1983 in Caracas, she finished fourth on 10 - m tower. For the 1984 Olympic Games could not qualify nationally. Neyer then took a break from the water jumping and stepped hardly two years in international competitions on. At the Pan American Games 1987 in Indianapolis, she won the silver medal from the 3 -meter board. She finished her playing career in 1988 after she missed the national Olympic excretion due to a shoulder injury. Overall Neyer won between 1978 and 1988 fifteen national titles. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the water jumping. After the end of her career was known that Neyer suffered from bulimia for long.

In 1982, Neyer began studying at the University of Florida and launched for the sports team of the University, the Gators. She reached up to her graduation in 1986, eight college title from the 1- m and 3- m- board and thus remains one of the most successful water ski jumpers in the college area.