Education
University of California, Los Los Angeles
University of California, Los Los Angeles
Number female swimmer has ever done this in any other combination of distances. Meyer set world records in 200-meter, 400-meter, and 800-meter freestyle swimming events at the United States. Olympics trials. Her winning times at the Olympic Games were 2:10.5 for the 200-meter, 4:31.8 for the 400-meter, and 9:24.0 for the 800-meter distances, all of them new or first-time Olympic records.
In 1968, the women"s freestyle races at 200-meter and 800-meter distances were added to the Summer Olympics for the first time.
Before this, the longest race for women was the 400-meter freestyle, despite the fact that the male competitors had had the 1,500-meter freestyle race (the metric mile) for decades, dating back to 1896. While overcoming her problems with asthma, Meyer broke 15 world records in swimming during her career.
In 1969, she was named Associated Press Athlete of the Year. She was named Swimming World"s World Swimmer of the Year in 1967, 1968 and 1969.
In 1972, Meyer retired from competitive swimming.
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1977, and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986. On July 5, 2004, Meyer was inducted into the American National High School Hall of Fame. Meyer uses the custom California automobile license plate "3GOLD68".
Meyer is married to Bill Weber.
She owns the Debbie Meyer Swim School in Carmichael, California. According to the business website, Meyer has taught swimming in the area around Sacramento, since the 1970s, and she opened her own school in 1993.
Along with teaching both children and adults to be safe in the water Meyer is coaching the Truckee Tahoe Swim Team in Truckee, California. Meyer has a daughter, son, and step-daughter.