Personal
Meyers began to swim in 2000 at age six in Baltimore, Maryland. She has Usher syndrome and has been deaf since she was born. Since she was young she has used a cochlear implant, an electronic device that allows her to hear. At the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, she was the only deaf athlete on the U.S. Paralympic swim team....Daughter of Wade Mark Meyers and Maria Dachille Meyers…Has a brother, Timothy, and one sister, Elizabeth…Has a seeing eye dog named Birdie...Hobbies include reading, traveling, baking cupcakes, listening to music and hanging out with friends…Won the 2015 Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award…List South African swimmer Terence Parkin as her idol/hero.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 6-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (100m Butterfly S13 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women, 400m Freestyle S13 - Women), silver (100m Freestyle S13 - Women), 6th (50m Freestyle S13 - Women)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, silver (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women), bronze (100m Freestyle S13 - Women), 5th (50m Freestyle S13 - Women), 9th (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (400m Freestyle S13 - Women), silver (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women), bronze (100m Butterfly S13 - Women, 100m Freestyle S12 - Women), 5th (100m Breaststroke SB12 - Women), 6th (50m Freestyle S12 - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke SB12 - Women 2019; 100m Butterfly S13 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 100m Freestyle S12 - Women 2019; 200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women 2013, 2015, 2019; 400m Freestyle S13 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 50m Freestyle S12 - Women 2019; 100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women 2015, 2017; 100m Freestyle S13 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017; 50m Freestyle S13 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017
- Medals: 15 (6 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze)
- Gold – 2019 (400m Freestyle S13 - Women); 2017 (400m Freestyle S13 - Women); 2015 (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women, 400m Freestyle S13 - Women); 2013 (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women, 400m Freestyle S13 - Women)
- Silver – 2019 (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women); 2017 (100m Butterfly S13 - Women, 100m Freestyle S13 - Women); 2015 (100m Butterfly S13 - Women); 2013 (100m Butterfly S13 - Women, 100m Freestyle S13 - Women)
- Bronze – 2019 (100m Butterfly S13 - Women, 100m Freestyle S12 - Women); 2017 (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women)
