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{{Short description|English American competitive diver}}
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| birth_place = [[St Martin's, Isles of Scilly|St Martin's]], [[England]]
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| death_place = [[San Mateo County, California]]
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Meyer was born Constance Cycil Ralph in [[St Martin's, Isles of Scilly|St Martin's]], [[England]] on September 17, 1882 to Charles A. Ralph and Theresa Davies.<ref name="findagrave" /><ref>U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims, 1947</ref><ref>1910 United States Census, U.S. Census Bureau</ref> Her family moved to [[Portland, Oregon]] during her childhood and she found employment at a box factory in her late teens.<ref>1900 United States Census, U.S. Census Bureau</ref> On September 18, 1900, she married William N. Meyer at Forbes [[Presbyterian]] Church in Portland.<ref> U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701–1970</ref>
Meyer was born Constance Cycil Ralph in [[St Martin's, Isles of Scilly|St Martin's]], [[England]] on September 17, 1882, to Charles A. Ralph and Theresa Davies.<ref>U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims, 1947</ref><ref>1910 United States Census, U.S. Census Bureau</ref> Her family moved to [[Portland, Oregon]] during her childhood and she found employment at a box factory in her late teens.<ref>1900 United States Census, U.S. Census Bureau</ref> On September 18, 1900, she married William N. Meyer at Forbes [[Presbyterian]] Church in Portland.<ref>U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701–1970</ref> The couple had two children, Charles F. Meyer and William R. Meyer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dressler |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/california/san-mateo/san-mateo-times/1967/01-06/page-23/ |access-date=30 October 2022 |work=San Mateo Times |date=6 January 1967 |location=San Mateo, California |page=23}}</ref>


Meyer first learned how to swim at the Portland [[YWCA]] in 1912. She joined the diving and swimming program at the [[Multnomah Athletic Club]] in 1913 under the instruction of [[Jack Cody]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Girl swimmer in form for contest |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1915-05-16/ed-1/seq-20/#index=0&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=May 16, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=20}}</ref> In June 1913, she took first place in a 50-yard swim meet.<ref name="13junemeet">{{cite news |title=Eugene swimmers take two events |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-06-14/ed-1/seq-6/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=1&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 14, 1913 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=6}}</ref> The first competitive diving event Meyer competed in occurred on August 23, 1913 at the Peninsula Park swim meet. She took first place in the women's "senior diving open", which was open to entrants 16 years and older.<ref name="firstdive"/> Meyer competed in the Multnomah Athletic Club's annual [[Christmas Day]] swim meet in 1913. She placed second in a 50-yard event.<ref name="Christmas13"/> Meyer joined a Multnomah Athletic Club women's [[water polo]] team in October 1913.<ref>{{cite news |title=Women tackle polo |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-10-29/ed-1/seq-7/#sort=relevance&index=8&rows=20&words=Constance+Myers&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=constance+myer&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=October 29, 1913 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=7}}</ref> In March 1915, Meyer joined a fledgling women's [[ice hockey]] team in Portland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Society News |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1915-03-13/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=7&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=March 13, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>
Meyer first learned how to swim at the Portland [[YWCA]] in 1912. She joined the diving and swimming program at the [[Multnomah Athletic Club]] in 1913 under the instruction of [[Jack Cody]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Girl swimmer in form for contest |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1915-05-16/ed-1/seq-20/#index=0&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=May 16, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=20}}</ref> In June 1913, she took first place in a 50-yard swim meet.<ref name="13junemeet">{{cite news |title=Eugene swimmers take two events |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-06-14/ed-1/seq-6/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=1&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 14, 1913 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=6}}</ref> The first competitive diving event Meyer competed in occurred on August 23, 1913, at a swimming meet at Peninsula Park. She took first place in the women's senior diving open, which was open to entrants 16 years and older.<ref name="firstdive"/> Meyer competed in the Multnomah Athletic Club's annual [[Christmas Day]] swim meet in 1913, placing second in a 50-yard event.<ref name="Christmas13"/> Meyer joined a Multnomah Athletic Club women's [[water polo]] team in October 1913.<ref>{{cite news |title=Women tackle polo |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-10-29/ed-1/seq-7/#sort=relevance&index=8&rows=20&words=Constance+Myers&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=constance+myer&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=October 29, 1913 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=7}}</ref> In March 1915, Meyer joined a fledgling women's [[ice hockey]] team in Portland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Society News |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1915-03-13/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=7&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=March 13, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>


The Multnomah Athletic Club was invited to send competitors to the [[Amateur Athletic Union]] Diving and Swimming Championships in 1915, which were being held in conjunction with the [[Panama–Pacific International Exposition]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. Meyer was one the three competitors that represented Multnomah.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Earl R. |first1=Goodwin |title=Winged M trio of swimmers named |url=https://oregonnew as.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1915-07-13/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=relevance&index=16&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 13, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> Meyer won the AAU title by default on July 19, 1915 since there were no other entries.<ref name="15AAU">{{cite news |title=Norman Ross Is Back From Fair |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1915-07-30/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=18&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 30, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Connie Meyer is winner |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1915-07-19/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2019&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn85042444&index=1&words=Connie+CONNIE+Meyer+MEYER&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Connie+Meyer&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |work=The Oregon Daily Journal |date=July 19, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=12}}</ref> Following her AAU title victory, crowds would gather to watch Meyer practice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crowds take dip at Seaside |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1915-08-22/ed-1/seq-39/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=0&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=August 22, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=29}}</ref> During the winter, Meyer re-joined her women's hockey team—which she captained.<ref>{{cite news |title=Women hockeyists clash |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-01-26/ed-1/seq-15/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=4&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=January 26, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=15}}</ref> Meyer took up [[tennis]] for the first time in June 1916. She was runner-up in a Multnomah Athletic Club tennis tournament that month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mrs. Meyer takes 2 matches |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-06-08/ed-1/seq-19/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=8&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 8, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=19}}</ref>
The Multnomah Athletic Club was invited to send competitors to the [[Amateur Athletic Union]] Diving and Swimming Championships in 1915, which were being held in conjunction with the [[Panama–Pacific International Exposition]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. Meyer was one of three competitors that represented Multnomah.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Earl R. |first1=Goodwin |title=Winged M trio of swimmers named |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1915-07-13/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=relevance&index=16&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 13, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> Meyer won the AAU title by default on July 19, 1915, since there were no other entries.<ref name="15AAU">{{cite news |title=Norman Ross Is Back From Fair |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1915-07-30/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=18&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 30, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Connie Meyer is winner |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1915-07-19/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2019&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn85042444&index=1&words=Connie+CONNIE+Meyer+MEYER&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Connie+Meyer&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |work=The Oregon Daily Journal |date=July 19, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=12}}</ref> Following her AAU title victory, crowds would gather to watch Meyer practice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crowds take dip at Seaside |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1915-08-22/ed-1/seq-39/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=0&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=August 22, 1915 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=29}}</ref>


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In January 1916, Meyer rejoined the Portland women's hockey team and served as [[team captain]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Women hockeyists clash |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-01-26/ed-1/seq-15/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=4&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=January 26, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=15}}</ref> Meyer took up [[tennis]] for the first time in June 1916. That month, she was the runner-up in a Multnomah Athletic Club tennis tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mrs. Meyer takes 2 matches |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-06-08/ed-1/seq-19/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=8&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 8, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=19}}</ref>
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Meyer went to the [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]] in [[Los Angeles]], California to defend her AAU diving title on June 29, 1916.<ref name="16AAU"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Diving Champion Here for Big Meet |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19160627.2.502&srpos=9&e=------191-en--20--1--txt-txIN-Constance+Meyer-------1 |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=Los Angeles Herald |date=27 June 1916 |location=Los Angeles, California |page=21}}</ref> She had just five days notice before the event and was originally scheduled to play a tennis match in [[St. Helens, Oregon]] on the date of the AAU meet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diver starts south |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-06-25/ed-1/seq-23/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=15&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 25, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=St. Helens wins from Vernon |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2004260419/1916-06-16/ed-1/seq-1/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=12&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=St. Helens Mist |date=June 16, 1916 |location=St. Helens, Oregon |page=1}}</ref> Meyer placed second, with a score of 351 points, to Los Angeles diver [[Aileen Allen]], who scored 370 points.<ref name="16AAU">{{cite news |title=Portland diver loses |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-06-30/ed-1/seq-14/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+CONSTANCE+Meyer+MEYER&language=&sequence=0&index=17&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 30, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> Later, Allen's title was challenged on the grounds she was a professional diver and should be prohibited from competing in AAU sanctioned events, but no action was taken.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Allen's Right to Title Questioned |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19160704.2.272&srpos=15&e=------191-en--20--1--txt-txIN-Constance+Meyer-------1 |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=Los Angeles Herald |date=4 July 1916 |location=Los Angeles, California |page=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Diving protest is lost |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-09-11/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=12&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=3 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 11, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> Meyer performed in several diving exhibitions in 1916 including the [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]] [[Regatta]], the [[Pendleton Round-Up|Happy Canyon Round-Up]] in [[Pendleton, Oregon]] and [[Frontier Days (rodeo)|Frontier Days]] in [[Walla Walla, Washington]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Astoria dons best dress for guests |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-08-29/ed-1/seq-6/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=9&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=3 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=August 29, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Canyon divers arrive |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn88086023/1916-09-20/ed-1/seq-7/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=15&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=3 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=East Oregonian |date=September 20, 1916 |location=Pendleton, Oregon |page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Diving and Cloud Jumping |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn94052320/1916-10-13/ed-1/seq-1/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=18&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=3 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Weston Leader |date=October 13, 1916 |location=Weston, Oregon |page=1}}</ref> During the Multnomah Athletic Club's Christmas Day swim in 1916, Meyer was scheduled to dive from the [[Morrison Bridge]] to the [[Willamette River]]. If the river was iced over, the club would to perform the third act of ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', in which Meyer would play "Eliza" crossing the ice on the Willamette.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swim on Christmas |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-12-17/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F1916&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=9&words=diving+Meyer&proxdistance=50&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Meyer+diving&phrasetext=&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=August 15, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=December 17, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=26}}</ref>


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Meyer went to the [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]] in [[Los Angeles]], California to defend her AAU diving title on June 29, 1916.<ref name="16AAU"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Diving Champion Here for Big Meet |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19160627.2.502&srpos=9&e=------191-en--20--1--txt-txIN-Constance+Meyer-------1 |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=Los Angeles Herald |date=27 June 1916 |location=Los Angeles, California |page=21}}</ref> She had just five days notice before the event and was originally scheduled to play a tennis match in [[St. Helens, Oregon]] on the date of the AAU meet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diver starts south |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-06-25/ed-1/seq-23/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=15&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 25, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=St. Helens wins from Vernon |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2004260419/1916-06-16/ed-1/seq-1/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=12&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=St. Helens Mist |date=June 16, 1916 |location=St. Helens, Oregon |page=1}}</ref> Meyer placed second, with a score of 351 points, to Los Angeles diver [[Aileen Allen]], who scored 370 points.<ref name="16AAU">{{cite news |title=Portland diver loses |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-06-30/ed-1/seq-14/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+CONSTANCE+Meyer+MEYER&language=&sequence=0&index=17&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 30, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Allen's Right to Title Questioned |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19160704.2.272&srpos=15&e=------191-en--20--1--txt-txIN-Constance+Meyer-------1 |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=Los Angeles Herald |date=4 July 1916 |location=Los Angeles, California |page=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Diving protest is lost |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-09-11/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=12&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=3 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 11, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>
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[[File:Ice tennis in 1917.jpeg|thumb|left|Meyer (''left'') with Irene Campbell (''right'') before their game of ice tennis on January 8, 1917 at the [[Portland Ice Arena (Oregon)|Portland Ice Arena]].]]
In January 1917, Meyer played a match of [[ice tennis]] against Irene Campbell, which was the first of its kind in Oregon. The match was conceived by William F. Scott, manager of the [[Portland Ice Arena (Oregon)|Portland Ice Arena]], who intended to make the sport a regular fixture of pre-game festivities at [[ice hockey]] games. Campbell defeated Meyer, 6–3.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portland women play ice tennis |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-01-09/ed-1/seq-14/#sort=relevance&index=14&rows=20&words=CONSTANCE+Constance+MEYER+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=January 9, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> The Multnomah Athletic Club was awarded the hosting duties of the AAU Women's National Diving Championships in 1917. During her training for the event, Meyer broke her [[ear drum]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Interest shown in swimming contest |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-05-17/ed-1/seq-17/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=CONSTANCE+Constance+MEYER+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=8&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=4 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 17, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> To prevent further injury Meyer packed her ear with cotton and sealed it with [[paraffin wax]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Swim and diving titles to be staged tonight |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1917-05-19/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2019&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn85042444&index=9&words=Constance+Meyer&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |work=The Oregon Daily Journal |date=May 19, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> No national diving competitors made the trek to Oregon so the AAU title meet—which took place on May 19—was staged exclusively with state-wide participants, most of them who represented the host club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Divers vie tonight |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-05-19/ed-1/seq-14/#index=2&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 19, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> Meyer placed first in the event ahead of second place finisher [[Helen Hicks (diver)|Helen Hicks]] and third place finisher [[Thelma Payne]].<ref name="17AAU">{{cite news |title=Connie Meyer wins diving championship |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014682/1917-06-01/ed-2/seq-8/#date1=1917&index=3&rows=20&words=Constance+MEYER+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1917&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&y=15&x=21&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |date=June 1, 1917 |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |page=8}}</ref>


Meyer followed-up her AAU title victory with a second place finish during a diving meet at the 1917 [[Portland Rose Festival|Rose Festival]] in Portland.<ref name="17Rose">{{cite news |title=Festival aquatic events are staged |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-06-14/ed-1/seq-17/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=13&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=4 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 14, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=17}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Pac17"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Nymph is training |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1917-07-29/ed-1/seq-20/#index=9&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Connie+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 29, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=20}}</ref> During the event, she introduced a new diving form called the "[[volplane]]".<ref name="Pac17" /> Following her Pacific Coast title victory, Meyer issued a challenge to national divers.<ref>{{cite news |title=She Issues Defy to Ducks |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-08-17/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=1917&index=2&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1917&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&y=15&x=21&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Seattle Star |date=August 17, 1917 |location=Seattle, Washington |page=10}}</ref> On September 3, 1917, Meyer won a diving contest at the Astoria Regatta.<ref name="17Astoria"/> That year, she began training for competitive [[high diving]] events from 16 and 24 foot platforms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swimming and Diving Notes |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1917-08-12/ed-1/seq-22/#date1=01%2F01%2F1917&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F1920&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=3&words=diving+Diving+Meyer&proxdistance=50&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Meyer+diving&phrasetext=&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=August 15, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=August 12, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=22}}</ref>
Meyer performed in several diving exhibitions in 1916 including the [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]] [[Regatta]], the [[Pendleton Round-Up|Happy Canyon Round-Up]] in [[Pendleton, Oregon]] and [[Frontier Days (rodeo)|Frontier Days]] in [[Walla Walla, Washington]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Astoria dons best dress for guests |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-08-29/ed-1/seq-6/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=9&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=3 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=August 29, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Canyon divers arrive |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn88086023/1916-09-20/ed-1/seq-7/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=15&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=3 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=East Oregonian |date=September 20, 1916 |location=Pendleton, Oregon |page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Diving and Cloud Jumping |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn94052320/1916-10-13/ed-1/seq-1/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=18&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=3 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Weston Leader |date=October 13, 1916 |location=Weston, Oregon |page=1}}</ref> During the Multnomah Athletic Club's Christmas Day swim in 1916, Meyer was scheduled to dive from the [[Morrison Bridge]] to the [[Willamette River]]. If the river was iced over, the club would to perform the third act of ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', in which Meyer would play "Eliza" crossing the ice on the Willamette.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swim on Christmas |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-12-17/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F1916&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=9&words=diving+Meyer&proxdistance=50&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Meyer+diving&phrasetext=&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=August 15, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=December 17, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=26}}</ref>


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[[File:Ice tennis in 1917.jpeg|thumb|left|180px|Meyer (''left'') with Irene Campbell (''right'') before their game of ice tennis on January 8, 1917, at the [[Portland Ice Arena (Oregon)|Portland Ice Arena]].]]
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Meyer's first diving competition of 1918 was the Oregon State Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club on January 12. She placed first with a score of 133.5.<ref name="18OR">{{cite news |title=Multnomah stars swim to victory |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-01-13/ed-1/seq-8/ |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=January 13, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=8}}</ref> In March 1918, Meyer moved to [[Tacoma, Washington]], but continued to compete under the auspices of the Multnomah Athletic Club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tacoma Wins Constance Meyer, Noted DIver |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-03-17/ed-1/seq-28/#index=10&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=CONSTANCE+Constance+MEYER+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=March 17, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=28}}</ref> Two months later, a notice of separation was published in ''The Oregonian'' by Constance's husband, William N. Meyer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miscellaneous |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-05-19/ed-1/seq-14/#index=2&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 2, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diving aces ready |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-07-07/ed-1/seq-20/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+CONSTANCE+Meyer+MEYER&language=&sequence=0&index=6&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 7, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=20}}</ref> Thelma Payne won the AAU Championship, with Meyer coming in second.<ref name="18AAU">{{cite news |title=Thelma Payne new diving champion |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-07-21/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=9&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 21, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> Meyer and Payne represented the Multnomah Athletic Club at the 1918 Pacific Coast Diving Championship in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] on August 24.<ref>{{cite news |title=M.A.A.C. swimmers to go to Victoria |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-07-28/ed-1/seq-20/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=12&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 28, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=20}}</ref> Payne again bested Meyer for the title.<ref name="18pacific">{{cite news |title=Cunha wins in water |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-08-25/ed-1/seq-8/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=15&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=August 25, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=8}}</ref>
In January 1917, Meyer played a match of [[ice tennis]] against Irene Campbell, which was the first of its kind in Oregon. The match was conceived by William F. Scott, manager of the [[Portland Ice Arena (Oregon)|Portland Ice Arena]], who intended to make the sport a regular fixture of pre-game festivities at [[ice hockey]] games. Campbell defeated Meyer, 6–3.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portland women play ice tennis |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-01-09/ed-1/seq-14/#sort=relevance&index=14&rows=20&words=CONSTANCE+Constance+MEYER+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=January 9, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref>


Meyer's husband was granted divorce from her on March 21, 1919 on grounds of "desertion".<ref>{{cite news |title=Divorces crowd court |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-03-22/ed-1/seq-7/#sort=relevance&index=14&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=2 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=March 22, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=7}}</ref> Meyer had been training for the 1919 AAU title meet, but bowed out when the venue was switched from the Los Angeles Athletic Club in California to the [[Detroit Athletic Club]] in [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Date not satisfactory |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1918-12-31/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=19&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=December 31, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=12}}</ref> The only diver the Multnomah Athletic Club sent to 1919 AAU Diving Championship was Thelma Payne, who was the reigning title holder.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Payne will go east |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-03-16/ed-1/seq-28/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=2&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=March 16, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=28}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Auto driver contributes to Red Cross |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-03-26/ed-1/seq-11/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=3&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=March 26, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=11}}</ref> During the court case, Meyer attempted to show the judge her injury and in doing so removed her stocking in court. According to ''The Oregon Daily Journal'', Judge Rossman was notably embarrassed and dismissed the charges on the agreement that Braunstein donate $10 to the [[American Red Cross]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Judge embarrassed diving Venus would take off stocking |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1919-03-25/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2019&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn85042444&index=1&words=Constance+Meyer&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |work=The Oregon Daily Journal |date=March 25, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=1}}</ref>
The Multnomah Athletic Club was awarded the hosting duties of the AAU Women's National Diving Championships in 1917. During her training for the event, Meyer broke an [[ear drum]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Interest shown in swimming contest |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-05-17/ed-1/seq-17/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=CONSTANCE+Constance+MEYER+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=8&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=4 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 17, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> To prevent further injury Meyer packed her ear with cotton and sealed it with [[paraffin wax]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Swim and diving titles to be staged tonight |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1917-05-19/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2019&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn85042444&index=9&words=Constance+Meyer&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |work=The Oregon Daily Journal |date=May 19, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> No national diving competitors made the trek to Oregon so the AAU title meet—which took place on May 19—was staged exclusively with state-wide participants, most of them who represented the host club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Divers vie tonight |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-05-19/ed-1/seq-14/#index=2&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 19, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> Meyer placed first in the event ahead of second-place finisher [[Helen Hicks (diver)|Helen Hicks]] and third-place finisher [[Thelma Payne]].<ref name="17AAU">{{cite news |title=Connie Meyer wins diving championship |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014682/1917-06-01/ed-2/seq-8/#date1=1917&index=3&rows=20&words=Constance+MEYER+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1917&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&y=15&x=21&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |date=June 1, 1917 |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |page=8}}</ref>


On May 3, 1919, Meyer competed at the Pacific Northwest Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland.<ref name="19Indoor">{{cite news |title=Many entrants here for swimming meet |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-05-02/ed-1/seq-18/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=4&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 2, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=18}}</ref> During the 1919 Rose Festival in Portland, Meyer performed a diving exhibition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sports event for festival numerous |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-06-08/ed-1/seq-29/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=6&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 8, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=29}}</ref> Her next competitive diving meet came on July 4, 1919 during the Far West Diving Championship at [[Neptune Beach (California)|Neptune Beach]] in [[Alameda, California]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Women divers enter in California meet |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-06-29/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=8&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 29, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=National mile swim eyed by champions |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-06-15/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=7&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 15, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=26}}</ref> She placed second in the event behind Aileen Allen, who represented the Los Angeles Athletic Club. A later review of the scores by ''The Oregonian'' alleged that one of the judge's score was tallied wrong, which cost Meyer first place.<ref name="19FarWest"/> Meyer also competed in that year's Pacific Coast Outdoor Diving Championship in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], but again came in second behind teammate Thelma Payne.<ref name="19Victoria"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Winged M aquatic team off |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-07-18/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=12&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 18, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=She Has Titles Galore |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-05-04/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1919&index=9&rows=20&words=diving+Pacific&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1919&proxtext=Pacific+diving&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=New-York Tribune |date=May 4, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=12}}</ref> Meyer returned to Victoria, British Columbia on September 22, 1919 to perform for [[Edward VIII]], [[Prince of Wales]], during [[Royal tours of Canada by the Canadian Royal Family#1900s|
Meyer followed-up her AAU title victory with a second-place finish during a diving meet at the 1917 [[Portland Rose Festival|Rose Festival]] in Portland.<ref name="17Rose">{{cite news |title=Festival aquatic events are staged |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-06-14/ed-1/seq-17/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=13&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=4 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 14, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=17}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Pac17"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Nymph is training |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1917-07-29/ed-1/seq-20/#index=9&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Connie+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 29, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=20}}</ref> During the event, she introduced a new diving form called the "[[volplane]]".<ref name="Pac17" /> Following her Pacific Coast title victory, Meyer issued a challenge to national divers.<ref>{{cite news |title=She Issues Defy to Ducks |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-08-17/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=1917&index=2&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1917&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&y=15&x=21&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Seattle Star |date=August 17, 1917 |location=Seattle, Washington |page=10}}</ref> On September 3, 1917, Meyer won a diving contest at the Astoria Regatta.<ref name="17Astoria"/> That year, she began training for competitive [[high diving]] events from 16 and 24 foot platforms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swimming and Diving Notes |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1917-08-12/ed-1/seq-22/#date1=01%2F01%2F1917&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F1920&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=3&words=diving+Diving+Meyer&proxdistance=50&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Meyer+diving&phrasetext=&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=August 15, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=August 12, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=22}}</ref>

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his tour of Canada]], but the event was scrapped when the prince left for a hunting trip.<ref>{{cite news |title=Untitled |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-08-17/ed-1/seq-27/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=13&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=August 17, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Untitled |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-09-25/ed-1/seq-13/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=16&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 25, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=13}}</ref>
Meyer's first diving competition of 1918 was the Oregon State Diving Championship, which was held at the Multnomah Athletic Club on January 12. She placed first with a score of 133.5.<ref name="18OR">{{cite news |title=Multnomah stars swim to victory |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-01-13/ed-1/seq-8/ |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=January 13, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=8}}</ref> In March 1918, Meyer moved to [[Tacoma, Washington]], but continued to compete under the auspices of the Multnomah Athletic Club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tacoma Wins Constance Meyer, Noted Diver |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-03-17/ed-1/seq-28/#index=10&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=CONSTANCE+Constance+MEYER+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=March 17, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=28}}</ref> Two months later, a notice of separation was published in ''The Oregonian'' by Constance's husband, William N. Meyer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miscellaneous |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-05-19/ed-1/seq-14/#index=2&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 2, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> On March 21, 1919, he was granted a divorce on grounds of "desertion".<ref>{{cite news |title=Divorces crowd court |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-03-22/ed-1/seq-7/#sort=relevance&index=14&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=2 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=March 22, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=7}}</ref>

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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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diving aces ready |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-07-07/ed-1/seq-20/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+CONSTANCE+Meyer+MEYER&language=&sequence=0&index=6&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 7, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=20}}</ref> Thelma Payne won the AAU Championship, with Meyer coming in second.<ref name="18AAU">{{cite news |title=Thelma Payne new diving champion |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-07-21/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=9&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 21, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref> Meyer and Payne represented the Multnomah Athletic Club at the 1918 Pacific Coast Diving Championship in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] on August 24.<ref>{{cite news |title=M.A.A.C. swimmers to go to Victoria |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-07-28/ed-1/seq-20/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=12&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 28, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=20}}</ref> Payne again bested Meyer for the title.<ref name="18pacific">{{cite news |title=Cunha wins in water |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1918-08-25/ed-1/seq-8/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=15&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=August 25, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=8}}</ref>

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[[File:Constance Meyer 1915.jpeg|thumb|Meyer performing a swan dive, circa 1915]]
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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Date not satisfactory |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1918-12-31/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=19&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=6 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=December 31, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=12}}</ref> The only diver the Multnomah Athletic Club sent to 1919 AAU Diving Championship was Thelma Payne, who was the reigning title holder.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Payne will go east |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-03-16/ed-1/seq-28/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=2&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=March 16, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=28}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Auto driver contributes to Red Cross |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-03-26/ed-1/seq-11/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=3&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=March 26, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=11}}</ref> During the court case, Meyer attempted to show the judge her injury and in doing so removed her stocking. According to ''The Oregon Daily Journal'', Judge Rossman was notably embarrassed and dismissed the charges on the agreement that Braunstein donate $10 to the [[American Red Cross]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Judge embarrassed diving Venus would take off stocking |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1919-03-25/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2019&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn85042444&index=1&words=Constance+Meyer&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |work=The Oregon Daily Journal |date=March 25, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=1}}</ref>

On May 3, 1919, Meyer competed at the Pacific Northwest Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club.<ref name="19Indoor">{{cite news |title=Many entrants here for swimming meet |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-05-02/ed-1/seq-18/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=4&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 2, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=18}}</ref> During the 1919 Rose Festival in Portland, Meyer performed a diving exhibition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sports event for festival numerous |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-06-08/ed-1/seq-29/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=6&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 8, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=29}}</ref> Her next competitive diving meet came on July 4, 1919, during the Far West Diving Championship at [[Neptune Beach (California)|Neptune Beach]] in [[Alameda, California]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Women divers enter in California meet |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-06-29/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=8&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 29, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=National mile swim eyed by champions |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-06-15/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=7&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 15, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=26}}</ref> She placed second in the event behind Aileen Allen, who represented the Los Angeles Athletic Club. A later review of the scores by ''The Oregonian'' contended that one of the judge's score was tallied wrong, which cost Meyer first place.<ref name="19FarWest"/> Meyer also competed in that year's Pacific Coast Outdoor Diving Championship in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], but again came in second to teammate Thelma Payne.<ref name="19Victoria"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Winged M aquatic team off |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-07-18/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=12&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 18, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=She Has Titles Galore |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-05-04/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1919&index=9&rows=20&words=diving+Pacific&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1919&proxtext=Pacific+diving&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=New-York Tribune |date=May 4, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=12}}</ref> Meyer returned to Victoria, British Columbia on September 22, 1919, to perform for [[Edward VIII]], [[Prince of Wales]], during [[Royal tours of Canada by the Canadian Royal Family#1900s|his tour of Canada]], but the event was scrapped when the prince left for a hunting trip.<ref>{{cite news |title=Untitled |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-08-17/ed-1/seq-27/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=13&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=August 17, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Untitled |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-09-25/ed-1/seq-13/#date1=&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=16&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 25, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=13}}</ref>


On December 23, 1919, Meyer married Lou C. Dressler in [[Vancouver, Washington]]. Meyer, who was eight years older than Dressler, declined to give her age on the marriage documents. Instead she listed her age as "legal".<ref>{{cite news |title="Connie" Meyer is bride |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-12-28/ed-1/seq-16/#index=6&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=CONNIE+MEYER&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=December 28, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=16}}</ref> Lou C. Dressler was a [[labor organizer]] for the [[International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers]].<ref name="golf"/>
On December 23, 1919, Meyer married Lou C. Dressler in [[Vancouver, Washington]]. Meyer, who was eight years older than Dressler, declined to give her age on the marriage documents. Instead she listed her age as "legal".<ref>{{cite news |title="Connie" Meyer is bride |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-12-28/ed-1/seq-16/#index=6&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=CONNIE+MEYER&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=December 28, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=16}}</ref> Lou C. Dressler was a [[labor organizer]] for the [[International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers]].<ref name="golf"/>


In 1920, Meyer was hired to oversee swimming at the [[Columbia River]] beach in Portland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Untitled |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1920-05-20/ed-1/seq-17/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2018&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=11&words=Constance+Meyers&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=7 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 20, 1920 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=17}}</ref> Meyer took first place in the diving qualifying event for the [[1920 Summer Olympics]], but was not invited to join the United States team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Louis Kuehn May Not Take Part in Meet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/78442130/?terms=%22Constance%2BMeyer%22 |accessdate=21 July 2020 |work=The Oregon Daily Journal |date=3 July 1920 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic Tryouts for Swimmers Start Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/27518873/?terms=%22Constance%2BMeyer%22 |accessdate=21 July 2020 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=24 June 1920 |location=San Francisco, California |page=14}}</ref> She competed in the 1920 Far West Diving Championship on June 26 at Neptune Beach in Alameda, California, where she placed third.<ref name="20FarWest">{{cite news |title=Thelma Payne is defeated |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1920-06-27/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=05%2F20%2F1920&city=&date2=07%2F01%2F1920&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=3&words=diving&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=diving&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 27, 1920 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=26}}</ref> Meyer continued to compete sporadically in diving events until at least 1922, including that year's Oregon State Outdoor Diving Championship at the [[Oaks Amusement Park|Oaks Natatorium]] in [[Sellwood, Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news |title=3-ring show held in water at Oaks |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-07-30/ed-1/seq-24/#date1=&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=8&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=8 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 30, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=24}}</ref><ref name="22OR">{{cite news |title=Water carnival today |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-07-29/ed-1/seq-14/#index=7&rows=20&proxtext=constance+myer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Myers&page=2 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 29, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> She placed first in the Oregon State Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland on March 11, 1922.<ref name="22ORindoor"/>
In 1920, Meyer was hired to oversee swimming at the [[Columbia River]] beach in Portland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Untitled |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1920-05-20/ed-1/seq-17/#date1=01%2F01%2F1846&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F2018&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=11&words=Constance+Meyers&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=7 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 20, 1920 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=17}}</ref> Meyer took first place in the diving qualifying event for the [[1920 Summer Olympics]], but was not invited to join the United States team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Louis Kuehn May Not Take Part in Meet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/78442130/?terms=%22Constance%2BMeyer%22 |accessdate=21 July 2020 |work=The Oregon Daily Journal |date=3 July 1920 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic Tryouts for Swimmers Start Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/27518873/?terms=%22Constance%2BMeyer%22 |accessdate=21 July 2020 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=24 June 1920 |location=San Francisco, California |page=14}}</ref> She competed in the 1920 Far West Diving Championship on June 26 at Neptune Beach in Alameda, California, where she placed third.<ref name="20FarWest">{{cite news |title=Thelma Payne is defeated |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1920-06-27/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=05%2F20%2F1920&city=&date2=07%2F01%2F1920&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=3&words=diving&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=diving&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=June 27, 1920 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=26}}</ref> Meyer continued to compete sporadically in diving events until at least 1922, including that year's Oregon State Outdoor Diving Championship at the [[Oaks Amusement Park|Oaks Natatorium]] in [[Sellwood, Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news |title=3-ring show held in water at Oaks |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-07-30/ed-1/seq-24/#date1=&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyers&language=&sequence=0&index=8&proxdistance=&sort=date&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&county=&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=8 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=July 30, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=24}}</ref><ref name="22OR">{{cite news |title=Water carnival today |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-07-29/ed-1/seq-14/#index=7&rows=20&proxtext=constance+myer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Myers&page=2 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 29, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref> She placed first in the Oregon State Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club on March 11, 1922.<ref name="22ORindoor"/>


===Legacy and later life===
===Legacy and later life===
Meyer was credited by her teammate [[Thelma Payne]] as sparking her interest in diving when she witnessed Meyer perform at the Portland [[YWCA]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Thelma Payne praised |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-03-05/ed-1/seq-28/#index=18&rows=20&words=Payne+Thelma&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Thelma+Payne&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=March 5, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DeFrantz |first1=Anita L. |title=Thelma Payne Sanborn; 1920 Olympic Games |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OralHistory/OHPayneSanborn.pdf |accessdate=12 August 2018 |work=Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles |date=March 1987 |location=Oxnard, California}}</ref> Meyer was also the first pupil of [[Jack Cody]] to win a national title. Cody, who went on to train several [[Summer Olympics|Olympic]] swimmers and divers, is in the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] as a coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=ISHOF Honorees; Jack Cody (USA), 1970 Honor Coach |url=https://ishof.org/jack-cody--(usa).html |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=International Swimming Hall of Fame |accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> In 1922, DeWitt Harry for ''[[The Oregonian]]'' called Meyer the "grittiest and most daring amateur woman divers".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harry |first1=DeWitt |title=Cody Sets Styles in Nations Divers |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-11-26/ed-1/seq-94/#sort=relevance&index=3&rows=20&words=Constance+Myers&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=constance+myer&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=November 26, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=94}}</ref> She was critical of the excessive clothing women divers and swimmers were required to wear for [[modesty]]. She 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 1918, Meyer told the publication ''Sweater News: The Journal of the Sweater and Fancy Knit Goods Trade'', "Were it not for the handicap of too much clothing, more women would be heard from in this sport. [...] Public opinion has hampered the popularity of the skirtless bathing suit more than anything else. I think women would generally accept it were it not for criticism."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Diver Recommends Skirtless Bathing Suit for Woman Swimmers |journal=Sweater News: The Journal of the Sweater and Fancy Knit Goods Trade |date=July 18, 1918 |volume=5 |page=57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daVAAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA7-PA57&dq=Constance+Meyer+diving&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEx4mn1ejcAhXHFZoKHQ3VA04Q6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=Constance%20Meyer%20diving&f=false |accessdate=August 12, 2018}}</ref> Meyer designed her own swimsuit and it was manufactured by the Olympia Woolen Mills in [[Olympia, Washington]].
Meyer was credited by her teammate, [[Thelma Payne]], in sparking her interest in diving when she witnessed Meyer perform at the Portland [[YWCA]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Thelma Payne praised |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-03-05/ed-1/seq-28/#index=18&rows=20&words=Payne+Thelma&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Thelma+Payne&page=7 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=March 5, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DeFrantz |first1=Anita L. |title=Thelma Payne Sanborn; 1920 Olympic Games |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OralHistory/OHPayneSanborn.pdf |accessdate=12 August 2018 |work=Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles |date=March 1987 |location=Oxnard, California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911231134/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OralHistory/OHPayneSanborn.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Meyer was also the first pupil of [[Jack Cody]] to win a national title. Cody, who went on to train several [[Summer Olympics|Olympic]] swimmers and divers, is in the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] as a coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=ISHOF Honorees; Jack Cody (USA), 1970 Honor Coach |url=https://ishof.org/jack-cody--(usa).html |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=International Swimming Hall of Fame |accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref>


In 1922, DeWitt Harry for ''[[The Oregonian]]'' called Meyer the "grittiest and most daring amateur woman divers".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harry |first1=DeWitt |title=Cody Sets Styles in Nations Divers |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-11-26/ed-1/seq-94/#sort=relevance&index=3&rows=20&words=Constance+Myers&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=constance+myer&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=November 26, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=94}}</ref> She was critical of the excessive clothing women divers and swimmers were required to wear for [[modesty]]. She 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 1918, Meyer told the publication ''Sweater News: The Journal of the Sweater and Fancy Knit Goods Trade'', "Were it not for the handicap of too much clothing, more women would be heard from in this sport. [...] Public opinion has hampered the popularity of the skirtless bathing suit more than anything else. I think women would generally accept it were it not for criticism."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Diver Recommends Skirtless Bathing Suit for Woman Swimmers |journal=Sweater News: The Journal of the Sweater and Fancy Knit Goods Trade |date=July 18, 1918 |volume=5 |page=57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daVAAQAAMAAJ&q=Constance+Meyer+diving&pg=RA7-PA57 |accessdate=August 12, 2018}}</ref> Meyer designed her own swimsuit and it was manufactured by the Olympia Woolen Mills in [[Olympia, Washington]].
In 1930, Meyer made it into the finals of a [[golf]] tournament at the Ingleside Golf Course in [[San Francisco, California]]. According to her husband, Meyer had only taken up golf five days prior.<ref name="golf">{{cite news |title=Wife's Success At Golf Pleases Labor Organizer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/616907163/?terms=%22Constance%2BDressler%22 |accessdate=19 July 2020 |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=18 March 1930 |location=Sacramento, California |page=27}}</ref>


Meyer and her husband moved to [[San Mateo County, California]] where they lived together until his death in 1946.<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis C "Lou" Dressler |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87594100 |website=findagrave.com |publisher=Find A Grave |accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> She died at her San Mateo apartment on January 3, 1967 at the age of 84. Her death was described as "[[natural causes]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Constance Dressler |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/52263983/?terms=%22Constance%2BDressler%22 |accessdate=19 July 2020 |work=The Times |date=4 January 1967 |location=San Mateo, California |page=50}}</ref> She was interned at [[Cypress Lawn Memorial Park]] in [[Colma, California]].<ref name="findagrave">{{cite web |title=Constance M Dressler |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87594098/constance-m-dressler |website=findagrave.com |publisher=Find A Grave |accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref>
In 1930, Meyer made it into the finals of a [[golf]] tournament at the Ingleside Golf Course in [[San Francisco, California]]. According to her husband, Meyer had only taken up golf five days prior.<ref name="golf">{{cite news |title=Wife's Success At Golf Pleases Labor Organizer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/616907163/?terms=%22Constance%2BDressler%22 |accessdate=19 July 2020 |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=18 March 1930 |location=Sacramento, California |page=27}}</ref> She won the San Mateo Women's Golf Club Tournament on October 21, 1952.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mrs. Dressler Wins Mateo Women's Golf |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/38972834/?terms=%22Connie%20Meyer%22%20OR%20%22Connie%20Dressler%22&match=1 |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=The Times |date=22 October 1952 |location=San Mateo, California |page=19}}</ref> At 72 years of age, she was still golfing.<ref>{{cite news |title=She Still Golfs At 72; Connie Dressler of San Mateo Began Playing at Age of 40 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/657730994/?terms=%22Connie%20Meyer%22%20OR%20%22Connie%20Dressler%22&match=1 |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=The Kansas City Star |date=23 January 1955 |location=Kansas City, Missouri |page=78}}</ref>

Meyer and her husband moved to [[San Mateo County, California]] where they lived together until his death in 1946. She died at her San Mateo apartment on January 3, 1967, at the age of 84. Her death was described as "[[natural causes]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Constance Dressler |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/52263983/?terms=%22Constance%2BDressler%22 |accessdate=19 July 2020 |work=The Times |date=4 January 1967 |location=San Mateo, California |page=50}}</ref> She was interred at [[Cypress Lawn Memorial Park]] in [[Colma, California]].


===Record===
===Record===
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[[File:Constance Meyer 1915.jpeg|thumb|Meyer performing a swan dive, circa 1915]]
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|rowspan=4| April 24, 1917
|rowspan=4| April 24, 1917
|Game one: 170
|Game one: 170
|rowspan=4 style="background: silver"| Second place
|rowspan=4 style="background: silver"| Second
|rowspan=4| Oregon Alleys; [[Portland, Oregon]]
|rowspan=4| Oregon Alleys; [[Portland, Oregon]]
|rowspan=4|<ref name="NWBowlingChamp">{{cite news |title=Women smashing pins |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-04-25/ed-1/seq-16/#index=6&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+CONSTANCE+Meyer+MEYER&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=April 25, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=16}}</ref>
|rowspan=4|<ref name="NWBowlingChamp">{{cite news |title=Women smashing pins |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-04-25/ed-1/seq-16/#index=6&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+CONSTANCE+Meyer+MEYER&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=April 25, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=16}}</ref>
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|1913 Multnomah Athletic Club Summer Swim Meet || June 13, 1913 || 50 yard
|1913 Multnomah Athletic Club Summer Swim Meet || June 13, 1913 || 50 yard
|style="background: gold"| First place || [[Multnomah Athletic Club]]; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="13junemeet"/>
|style="background: gold"| First || [[Multnomah Athletic Club]]; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="13junemeet"/>
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|1913 Multnomah Athletic Club Christmas Day Swim Meet || December 25, 1913 || 50 yard
|1913 Multnomah Athletic Club Christmas Day Swim Meet || December 25, 1913 || 50 yard
|style="background: silver"| Second place || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="Christmas13">{{cite news |title=Ross wins annual Willamette swim |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-12-26/ed-1/seq-16/ |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=December 26, 1913 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=16}}</ref>
|style="background: silver"| Second || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="Christmas13">{{cite news |title=Ross wins annual Willamette swim |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-12-26/ed-1/seq-16/ |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=December 26, 1913 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=16}}</ref>
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|1917 Astoria Regatta || September 2, 1917 || 100 yard course
|1917 Astoria Regatta || September 2, 1917 || 100 yard course
|style="background: #ed9f53"| Third place || Astoria Regatta; [[Astoria, Oregon]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Ball ends regatta |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1917-09-02/ed-1/seq-23/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=11&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=5 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=September 2, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=23}}</ref>
|style="background: #ed9f53"| Third || Astoria Regatta; [[Astoria, Oregon]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Ball ends regatta |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1917-09-02/ed-1/seq-23/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=11&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=5 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=September 2, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=23}}</ref>
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|1913 Peninsula Park Swim Meet || August 23, 1913
|1913 Peninsula Park Swim Meet || August 23, 1913
|style="background: gold"| First place || Peninsula Park Swimming Pool; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="firstdive">{{cite news |title=Many watch races |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-08-23/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=3&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=August 23, 1913 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>
|style="background: gold"| First || Peninsula Park Swimming Pool; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="firstdive">{{cite news |title=Many watch races |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1913-08-23/ed-1/seq-10/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=3&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&ortext=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=&page=1 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=August 23, 1913 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>
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|1915 AAU Women's National Diving Championship || July 19, 1915
|1915 AAU Women's National Diving Championship || July 19, 1915
|style="background: gold"| First place || [[Idora Park]]; [[Oakland, California]] || <ref name="15AAU"/>
|style="background: gold"| First || [[Idora Park]]; [[Oakland, California]] || <ref name="15AAU"/>
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|1916 AAU Women's National Diving Championship || June 27, 1916
|1916 AAU Women's National Diving Championship || June 27, 1916
|style="background: silver"| Second place || [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]]; [[Los Angeles, California]] ||<ref name="16AAU" />
|style="background: silver"| Second || [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]]; [[Los Angeles, California]] ||<ref name="16AAU" />
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|1916 Astoria Regatta || September 4, 1916
|1916 Astoria Regatta || September 4, 1916
|style="background: gold"| First place || Astoria Regatta; Astoria, Oregon ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Races to Portland finishes regatta |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-09-05/ed-1/seq-16/#date1=01%2F01%2F1916&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F1916&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=8&words=dived+Diving+diving&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=diving&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=August 14, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 5, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=16}}</ref>
|style="background: gold"| First || Astoria Regatta; Astoria, Oregon ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Races to Portland finishes regatta |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-09-05/ed-1/seq-16/#date1=01%2F01%2F1916&city=&date2=12%2F31%2F1916&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=8&words=dived+Diving+diving&proxdistance=5&county=&frequency=&ortext=diving&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=&rows=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=August 14, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 5, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=16}}</ref>
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|1917 AAU Women's National Diving Championship || May 19, 1917
|1917 AAU Women's National Diving Championship || May 19, 1917
|style="background: gold"| First place || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="17AAU"/>
|style="background: gold"| First || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="17AAU"/>
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|1917 Pacific Coast Indoor Diving Championship || August 26, 1917
|1917 Pacific Coast Indoor Diving Championship || August 26, 1917
|style="background: gold"| First place || Idora Park; Oakland, California ||<ref name="Pac17">{{cite news |title=Mrs. Meyer wins again |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-08-27/ed-1/seq-10/#index=7&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Connie+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=August 27, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>
|style="background: gold"| First || Idora Park; Oakland, California ||<ref name="Pac17">{{cite news |title=Mrs. Meyer wins again |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-08-27/ed-1/seq-10/#index=7&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Connie+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=August 27, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>
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|1917 Astoria Regatta Diving Meet || September 3, 1917
|1917 Astoria Regatta Diving Meet || September 3, 1917
|style="background: gold"| First place || Astoria Regatta; Astoria, Oregon ||<ref name="17Astoria">{{cite news |title=Swim events held |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-09-04/ed-1/seq-14/#sort=relevance&index=1&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=2 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 4, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref>
|style="background: gold"| First || Astoria Regatta; Astoria, Oregon ||<ref name="17Astoria">{{cite news |title=Swim events held |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-09-04/ed-1/seq-14/#sort=relevance&index=1&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=2 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 4, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref>
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|1918 Oregon State Diving Championship || January 12, 1918
|1918 Oregon State Diving Championship || January 12, 1918
|style="background: gold"| First place || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="18OR"/>
|style="background: gold"| First || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="18OR"/>
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|1918 AAU Women's National Diving Championship || July 20, 1918
|1918 AAU Women's National Diving Championship || July 20, 1918
|style="background: silver"| Second place || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="18AAU"/>
|style="background: silver"| Second || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="18AAU"/>
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|1918 Pacific Northwest Outdoor Diving Championship || August 25, 1918
|1918 Pacific Northwest Outdoor Diving Championship || August 25, 1918
|style="background: silver"| Second place || [[Victoria, British Columbia]] ||<ref name="18Northwestpre">{{cite news |title=Local swimmer off for Victoria |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1918-08-24/ed-1/seq-13/#index=9&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=August 24, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=13}}</ref>
|style="background: silver"| Second || [[Victoria, British Columbia]] ||<ref name="18Northwestpre">{{cite news |title=Local swimmer off for Victoria |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1918-08-24/ed-1/seq-13/#index=9&rows=20&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=August 24, 1918 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=13}}</ref>
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|1919 Pacific Northwest Indoor Diving Championship || May 3, 1919 || {{Center|—}} || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="19Indoor"/>
|1919 Pacific Northwest Indoor Diving Championship || May 3, 1919 || {{Center|—}} || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon || <ref name="19Indoor"/>
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|1919 Far Western Diving Championship || July 4, 1919
|1919 Far Western Diving Championship || July 4, 1919
|style="background: silver"| Second place{{sup|§}} || [[Neptune Beach (California)|Neptune Beach]]; [[Alameda, California]] || <ref name="19FarWest"/>
|style="background: silver"| Second{{sup|§}} || [[Neptune Beach (California)|Neptune Beach]]; [[Alameda, California]] || <ref name="19FarWest"/>
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|1919 Pacific Northwest Outdoor Diving Championship || July 20, 1919
|1919 Pacific Northwest Outdoor Diving Championship || July 20, 1919
|style="background: silver"| Second place || Victoria, British Columbia ||<ref name="19Victoria">{{cite news |title=Oregon swimmers take five "firsts" |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-07-21/ed-1/seq-7/#index=1&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Connie+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 21, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=7}}</ref>
|style="background: silver"| Second || Victoria, British Columbia ||<ref name="19Victoria">{{cite news |title=Oregon swimmers take five "firsts" |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-07-21/ed-1/seq-7/#index=1&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=Connie+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 21, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=7}}</ref>
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|1920 Far West Diving Championship || June 26, 1920
|1920 Far West Diving Championship || June 26, 1920
|style="background: #ed9f53"| Third place || Neptune Beach; Alameda, California || <ref name="20FarWest"/>
|style="background: #ed9f53"| Third || Neptune Beach; Alameda, California || <ref name="20FarWest"/>
|-
| 1920 Western Olympic Diving Tryouts || June 26, 1920
|style="background: gold"| First || Neptune Beach; Alameda, California || <ref name="Olympics">{{cite book |title=United States Olympic Book: Quadrennial Report of the United States Olympic Committee |date=1920 |publisher=United States Olympic Association |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H5H5PqzOOW4C |accessdate=21 July 2020}}</ref>
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| 1920 Olympic High Diving Qualifying Finals || July 10, 1920
|Eighth || [[Manhattan Beach, New York]] || <ref name="Olympics"/>
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| 1920 Olympic Fancy Diving Qualifying Finals || July 10, 1920
| Sixth || Manhattan Beach, New York || <ref name="Olympics"/>
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|1922 Oregon State Indoor Diving Championship || March 11, 1922
|1922 Oregon State Indoor Diving Championship || March 11, 1922
|style="background: gold"| First place || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="22ORindoor">{{cite news |title=Kuehn wins diving title |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-03-13/ed-1/seq-10/#index=6&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Myer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=CONNIE+MYERS&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=March 13, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>
|style="background: gold"| First || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="22ORindoor">{{cite news |title=Kuehn wins diving title |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-03-13/ed-1/seq-10/#index=6&rows=20&proxtext=Connie+Myer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&words=CONNIE+MYERS&page=1 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=March 13, 1922 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=10}}</ref>
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|1922 Oregon State Outdoor Diving Championship || July 29, 1922
|1922 Oregon State Outdoor Diving Championship || July 29, 1922
|style="background: #ed9f53"| Third place || [[Oaks Amusement Park|Oaks Natatorium]]; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="22OR" />
|style="background: #ed9f53"| Third || [[Oaks Amusement Park|Oaks Natatorium]]; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="22OR" />
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|}
{{sup|§}}{{small|Miscalculations in one judge's score cost Meyer first place, according to ''The Oregonian''.}}<ref name="19FarWest">{{cite news |title=Hosford finds slip in diving records |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-10-05/ed-1/seq-28/#sort=relevance&index=19&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=October 5, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=28}}</ref>
{{sup|§}}{{small|Miscalculations in one judge's score cost Meyer first place, according to ''The Oregonian''.}}<ref name="19FarWest">{{cite news |title=Hosford finds slip in diving records |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-10-05/ed-1/seq-28/#sort=relevance&index=19&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=The Sunday Oregonian |date=October 5, 1919 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=28}}</ref>
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|style="background: silver"| Second || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon ||<ref name="16ten">{{cite news |title=Agnes McBride victor |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-06-14/ed-1/seq-17/#sort=date&city=&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&language=&sequence=0&index=11&date1=&proxdistance=&county=&date2=&frequency=&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&andtext=&phrasetext=&ortext=&dateFilterType=&page=2 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=June 14, 1916 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=17}}</ref>
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|1917 Multnomah Athletic Club Women's Tennis Tournament || July 11, 1917 || doubles (with Mildred Wilson)
|1917 Multnomah Athletic Club Women's Tennis Tournament || July 11, 1917 || doubles (with Mildred Wilson)
|style="background: gold"| First place || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Wilson wins women's tourney |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-07-12/ed-1/seq-14/#sort=relevance&index=17&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 12, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref>
|style="background: gold"| First || Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Wilson wins women's tourney |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1917-07-12/ed-1/seq-14/#sort=relevance&index=17&rows=20&words=Constance+Meyer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&proxtext=Constance+Meyer&page=1 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Morning Oregonian |date=July 12, 1917 |location=Portland, Oregon |page=14}}</ref>
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Not to be confused with Constance Mayer.

Constance Meyer
Meyer, circa 1914
Personal information
Birth nameConstance C. Ralph
Nickname"Connie" Meyer
NationalityBritish-American
Born(1882-09-17)September 17, 1882
St Martin's, England
DiedJanuary 3, 1967(1967-01-03) (aged 84)
San Mateo County, California, US
Years active1913–1922
Spouse(s)William N. Meyer (1900–1919)
Lou C. Dressler (1919–1946, his death)
Sport
Sportdiving
ClubMultnomah Athletic Club
Coached byJack Cody
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1917
National finals1915, 1917

Constance Cycil Meyer (née Ralph, later Dressler; September 17, 1882 – January 3, 1967) was an English American competitive diver who was the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) women's champion in 1915 and 1917. She was twice runner-up for the AAU diving title; first in 1916 to Aileen Allen and again in 1918 to Thelma Payne. Meyer lived in Portland, Oregon and was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club under instructor Jack Cody. She also competed in bowling, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis and water polo.

Biography[edit]

Meyer was born Constance Cycil Ralph in St Martin's, England on September 17, 1882, to Charles A. Ralph and Theresa Davies.[1][2] Her family moved to Portland, Oregon during her childhood and she found employment at a box factory in her late teens.[3] On September 18, 1900, she married William N. Meyer at Forbes Presbyterian Church in Portland.[4] The couple had two children, Charles F. Meyer and William R. Meyer.[5]

Meyer first learned how to swim at the Portland YWCA in 1912. She joined the diving and swimming program at the Multnomah Athletic Club in 1913 under the instruction of Jack Cody.[6] In June 1913, she took first place in a 50-yard swim meet.[7] The first competitive diving event Meyer competed in occurred on August 23, 1913, at a swimming meet at Peninsula Park. She took first place in the women's senior diving open, which was open to entrants 16 years and older.[8] Meyer competed in the Multnomah Athletic Club's annual Christmas Day swim meet in 1913, placing second in a 50-yard event.[9] Meyer joined a Multnomah Athletic Club women's water polo team in October 1913.[10] In March 1915, Meyer joined a fledgling women's ice hockey team in Portland.[11]

The Multnomah Athletic Club was invited to send competitors to the Amateur Athletic Union Diving and Swimming Championships in 1915, which were being held in conjunction with the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California. Meyer was one of three competitors that represented Multnomah.[12] Meyer won the AAU title by default on July 19, 1915, since there were no other entries.[13][14] Following her AAU title victory, crowds would gather to watch Meyer practice.[15]

In January 1916, Meyer rejoined the Portland women's hockey team and served as team captain.[16] Meyer took up tennis for the first time in June 1916. That month, she was the runner-up in a Multnomah Athletic Club tennis tournament.[17]

Meyer went to the Los Angeles Athletic Club in Los Angeles, California to defend her AAU diving title on June 29, 1916.[18][19] She had just five days notice before the event and was originally scheduled to play a tennis match in St. Helens, Oregon on the date of the AAU meet.[20][21] Meyer placed second, with a score of 351 points, to Los Angeles diver Aileen Allen, who scored 370 points.[18] 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.[22][23]

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.[24][25][26] During the Multnomah Athletic Club's Christmas Day swim in 1916, Meyer was scheduled to dive from the Morrison Bridge to the Willamette River. If the river was iced over, the club would to perform the third act of Uncle Tom's Cabin, in which Meyer would play "Eliza" crossing the ice on the Willamette.[27]

Meyer (left) with Irene Campbell (right) before their game of ice tennis on January 8, 1917, at the Portland Ice Arena.

In January 1917, Meyer played a match of ice tennis against Irene Campbell, which was the first of its kind in Oregon. The match was conceived by William F. Scott, manager of the Portland Ice Arena, who intended to make the sport a regular fixture of pre-game festivities at ice hockey games. Campbell defeated Meyer, 6–3.[28]

The Multnomah Athletic Club was awarded the hosting duties of the AAU Women's National Diving Championships in 1917. During her training for the event, Meyer broke an ear drum.[29] To prevent further injury Meyer packed her ear with cotton and sealed it with paraffin wax.[30] No national diving competitors made the trek to Oregon so the AAU title meet—which took place on May 19—was staged exclusively with state-wide participants, most of them who represented the host club.[31] Meyer placed first in the event ahead of second-place finisher Helen Hicks and third-place finisher Thelma Payne.[32]

Meyer followed-up her AAU title victory with a second-place finish during a diving meet at the 1917 Rose Festival in Portland.[33] 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.[34][35] During the event, she introduced a new diving form called the "volplane".[34] Following her Pacific Coast title victory, Meyer issued a challenge to national divers.[36] On September 3, 1917, Meyer won a diving contest at the Astoria Regatta.[37] That year, she began training for competitive high diving events from 16 and 24 foot platforms.[38]

Meyer's first diving competition of 1918 was the Oregon State Diving Championship, which was held at the Multnomah Athletic Club on January 12. She placed first with a score of 133.5.[39] In March 1918, Meyer moved to Tacoma, Washington, but continued to compete under the auspices of the Multnomah Athletic Club.[40] Two months later, a notice of separation was published in The Oregonian by Constance's husband, William N. Meyer.[41] On March 21, 1919, he was granted a divorce on grounds of "desertion".[42]

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.[43] Thelma Payne won the AAU Championship, with Meyer coming in second.[44] Meyer and Payne represented the Multnomah Athletic Club at the 1918 Pacific Coast Diving Championship in Victoria, British Columbia on August 24.[45] Payne again bested Meyer for the title.[46]

Meyer performing a swan dive, circa 1915

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.[47] The only diver the Multnomah Athletic Club sent to 1919 AAU Diving Championship was Thelma Payne, who was the reigning title holder.[48]

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.[49] During the court case, Meyer attempted to show the judge her injury and in doing so removed her stocking. According to The Oregon Daily Journal, Judge Rossman was notably embarrassed and dismissed the charges on the agreement that Braunstein donate $10 to the American Red Cross.[50]

On May 3, 1919, Meyer competed at the Pacific Northwest Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club.[51] During the 1919 Rose Festival in Portland, Meyer performed a diving exhibition.[52] Her next competitive diving meet came on July 4, 1919, during the Far West Diving Championship at Neptune Beach in Alameda, California.[53][54] She placed second in the event behind Aileen Allen, who represented the Los Angeles Athletic Club. A later review of the scores by The Oregonian contended that one of the judge's score was tallied wrong, which cost Meyer first place.[55] Meyer also competed in that year's Pacific Coast Outdoor Diving Championship in Victoria, British Columbia, but again came in second to teammate Thelma Payne.[56][57][58] 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.[59][60]

On December 23, 1919, Meyer married Lou C. Dressler in Vancouver, Washington. Meyer, who was eight years older than Dressler, declined to give her age on the marriage documents. Instead she listed her age as "legal".[61] Lou C. Dressler was a labor organizer for the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers.[62]

In 1920, Meyer was hired to oversee swimming at the Columbia River beach in Portland.[63] Meyer took first place in the diving qualifying event for the 1920 Summer Olympics, but was not invited to join the United States team.[64][65] She competed in the 1920 Far West Diving Championship on June 26 at Neptune Beach in Alameda, California, where she placed third.[66] 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.[67][68] She placed first in the Oregon State Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club on March 11, 1922.[69]

Legacy and later life[edit]

Meyer was credited by her teammate, Thelma Payne, in sparking her interest in diving when she witnessed Meyer perform at the Portland YWCA.[70][71] Meyer was also the first pupil of Jack Cody to win a national title. Cody, who went on to train several Olympic swimmers and divers, is in the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a coach.[72]

In 1922, DeWitt Harry for The Oregonian called Meyer the "grittiest and most daring amateur woman divers".[73] She was critical of the excessive clothing women divers and swimmers were required to wear for modesty. She 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 1918, Meyer told the publication Sweater News: The Journal of the Sweater and Fancy Knit Goods Trade, "Were it not for the handicap of too much clothing, more women would be heard from in this sport. [...] Public opinion has hampered the popularity of the skirtless bathing suit more than anything else. I think women would generally accept it were it not for criticism."[74] Meyer designed her own swimsuit and it was manufactured by the Olympia Woolen Mills in Olympia, Washington.

In 1930, Meyer made it into the finals of a golf tournament at the Ingleside Golf Course in San Francisco, California. According to her husband, Meyer had only taken up golf five days prior.[62] She won the San Mateo Women's Golf Club Tournament on October 21, 1952.[75] At 72 years of age, she was still golfing.[76]

Meyer and her husband moved to San Mateo County, California where they lived together until his death in 1946. She died at her San Mateo apartment on January 3, 1967, at the age of 84. Her death was described as "natural causes".[77] She was interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California.

Record[edit]

Bowling
Name of contest Date Scores Place Location Ref
1917 Northwest International Bowling Congress Women's Championship April 24, 1917 Game one: 170 Second Oregon Alleys; Portland, Oregon [78]
Game two: 158
Game three: 147
Total: 475
Swimming
Name of contest Date Event Place Location Ref
1913 Multnomah Athletic Club Summer Swim Meet June 13, 1913 50 yard First Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [7]
1913 Multnomah Athletic Club Christmas Day Swim Meet December 25, 1913 50 yard Second Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [9]
1917 Astoria Regatta September 2, 1917 100 yard course Third Astoria Regatta; Astoria, Oregon [79]
Diving
Name of contest Date Place Location Ref
1913 Peninsula Park Swim Meet August 23, 1913 First Peninsula Park Swimming Pool; Portland, Oregon [8]
1915 AAU Women's National Diving Championship July 19, 1915 First Idora Park; Oakland, California [13]
1916 AAU Women's National Diving Championship June 27, 1916 Second Los Angeles Athletic Club; Los Angeles, California [18]
1916 Astoria Regatta September 4, 1916 First Astoria Regatta; Astoria, Oregon [80]
1917 AAU Women's National Diving Championship May 19, 1917 First Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [32]
1917 Pacific Coast Indoor Diving Championship August 26, 1917 First Idora Park; Oakland, California [34]
1917 Astoria Regatta Diving Meet September 3, 1917 First Astoria Regatta; Astoria, Oregon [37]
1918 Oregon State Diving Championship January 12, 1918 First Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [39]
1918 AAU Women's National Diving Championship July 20, 1918 Second Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [44]
1918 Pacific Northwest Outdoor Diving Championship August 25, 1918 Second Victoria, British Columbia [81]
1919 Pacific Northwest Indoor Diving Championship May 3, 1919
—
 Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [51]
1919 Far Western Diving Championship July 4, 1919 Second§ Neptune Beach; Alameda, California [55]
1919 Pacific Northwest Outdoor Diving Championship July 20, 1919 Second Victoria, British Columbia [56]
1920 Far West Diving Championship June 26, 1920 Third Neptune Beach; Alameda, California [66]
1920 Western Olympic Diving Tryouts June 26, 1920 First Neptune Beach; Alameda, California [82]
1920 Olympic High Diving Qualifying Finals July 10, 1920 Eighth Manhattan Beach, New York [82]
1920 Olympic Fancy Diving Qualifying Finals July 10, 1920 Sixth Manhattan Beach, New York [82]
1922 Oregon State Indoor Diving Championship March 11, 1922 First Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [69]
1922 Oregon State Outdoor Diving Championship July 29, 1922 Third Oaks Natatorium; Portland, Oregon [68]

§Miscalculations in one judge's score cost Meyer first place, according to The Oregonian.[55]

Tennis
Name of contest Date Event Place Location Ref
1916 Multnomah Athletic Club Spring Women's Tennis Tournament June 13, 1916 singles Second Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [83]
1917 Multnomah Athletic Club Women's Tennis Tournament July 11, 1917 doubles (with Mildred Wilson) First Multnomah Athletic Club; Portland, Oregon [84]

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Preceded by Amateur Athletic Union
Women's Diving Champion
1915
1917 		Succeeded by
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