48 Facts About Constance Meyer

Constance Cycil Meyer was an English American competitive diver who was the Amateur Athletic Union women's champion in 1915 and 1917.

Constance Meyer was twice runner-up for the AAU diving title; first in 1916 to Aileen Allen and again in 1918 to Thelma Payne.

Constance Meyer competed in bowling, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis and water polo.

Constance Meyer's family moved to Portland, Oregon during her childhood and she found employment at a box factory in her late teens.

Constance Meyer first learned how to swim at the Portland YWCA in 1912.

Constance Meyer joined the diving and swimming program at the Multnomah Athletic Club in 1913 under the instruction of Jack Cody.

The first competitive diving event Constance Meyer competed in occurred on August 23,1913, at a swimming meet at Peninsula Park.

Constance Meyer took first place in the women's senior diving open, which was open to entrants 16 years and older.

Constance Meyer competed in the Multnomah Athletic Club's annual Christmas Day swim meet in 1913, placing second in a 50-yard event.

Constance Meyer joined a Multnomah Athletic Club women's water polo team in October 1913.

In March 1915, Constance Meyer joined a fledgling women's ice hockey team in Portland.

Constance Meyer won the AAU title by default on July 19,1915, since there were no other entries.

In January 1916, Constance Meyer rejoined the Portland women's hockey team and served as team captain.

Constance Meyer took up tennis for the first time in June 1916.

Constance Meyer went to the Los Angeles Athletic Club in Los Angeles, California to defend her AAU diving title on June 29,1916.

Constance Meyer had just five days notice before the event and was scheduled to play a tennis match in St Helens, Oregon on the date of the AAU meet.

Constance Meyer placed second, with a score of 351 points, to Los Angeles diver Aileen Allen, who scored 370 points.

Constance Meyer petitioned the AAU to strip Allen of the title on the grounds she performed at Vaudeville shows and should be considered a professional athlete, but the AAU took no action.

Constance Meyer performed in several diving exhibitions in 1916 including the Astoria Regatta, the Happy Canyon Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon and Frontier Days in Walla Walla, Washington.

In January 1917, Constance Meyer played a match of ice tennis against Irene Campbell, which was the first of its kind in Oregon.

Constance Meyer placed first in the event ahead of second-place finisher Helen Hicks and third-place finisher Thelma Payne.

Constance Meyer took first place at the 10 foot springboard event during the 1917 Pacific Coast Indoor Diving Championships on July 27 at Idora Park in Oakland, California.

On September 3,1917, Constance Meyer won a diving contest at the Astoria Regatta.

In March 1918, Constance Meyer moved to Tacoma, Washington, but continued to compete under the auspices of the Multnomah Athletic Club.

Constance Meyer returned to competitive diving in May 1918 to train for the upcoming AAU Women's Diving Championship, which was scheduled for July 20 at the Multnomah Athletic Club.

Thelma Payne won the AAU Championship, with Constance Meyer coming in second.

Constance Meyer trained for the 1919 AAU title meet, but bowed out when the venue was switched from the Los Angeles Athletic Club to the Detroit Athletic Club.

Constance Meyer was struck on the heel by an automobile at the corner of Third avenue and Alder street in Portland on March 23,1919.

The driver, N J Braunstein, was arrested after Meyer went to the police.

On May 3,1919, Constance Meyer competed at the Pacific Northwest Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club.

Constance Meyer placed second in the event behind Aileen Allen, who represented the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Constance Meyer competed in that year's Pacific Coast Outdoor Diving Championship in Victoria, British Columbia, but again came in second to teammate Thelma Payne.

Constance Meyer returned to Victoria, British Columbia on September 22,1919, to perform for Edward VIII, Prince of Wales, during his tour of Canada, but the event was scrapped when the prince left for a hunting trip.

On December 23,1919, Meyer married Lou C Dressler in Vancouver, Washington.

Constance Meyer, who was eight years older than Dressler, declined to give her age on the marriage documents.

In 1920, Constance Meyer was hired to oversee swimming at the Columbia River beach in Portland.

Constance Meyer took first place in the diving qualifying event for the 1920 Summer Olympics, but was not invited to join the United States team.

Constance Meyer competed in the 1920 Far West Diving Championship on June 26 at Neptune Beach in Alameda, California, where she placed third.

Constance Meyer continued to compete sporadically in diving events until at least 1922, including that year's Oregon State Outdoor Diving Championship at the Oaks Natatorium in Sellwood, Portland, Oregon.

Constance Meyer placed first in the Oregon State Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club on March 11,1922.

Constance Meyer was credited by her teammate, Thelma Payne, in sparking her interest in diving when she witnessed Constance Meyer perform at the Portland YWCA.

Constance Meyer was the first pupil of Jack Cody to win a national title.

Constance Meyer was critical of the excessive clothing women divers and swimmers were required to wear for modesty.

Constance Meyer would wear a one-piece swimsuit when the event permitted its use instead of the traditional skirt swimsuit that were ubiquitous at the time.

In 1930, Constance Meyer made it into the finals of a golf tournament at the Ingleside Golf Course in San Francisco, California.

Constance Meyer won the San Mateo Women's Golf Club Tournament on October 21,1952.

Constance Meyer died at her San Mateo apartment on January 3,1967, at the age of 84.

Constance Meyer was interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California.