Paula Jean Myers-Pope

Paula Jean Myers-Pope (November 11, 1934 – June 9, 1995) was an American diver and four-time Olympic medalist in three Summer Olympic Games (1952, 1956 and 1960).

1964 Olympic trials Myers-Pope temporarily retired from competitive diving and not been in a pool from the 1960 Olympic Games until April, 1964. At the U.S. Olympic trials, at Astoria Pool, in Queens, New York, in September, 1964, she finished eighth and retired again from competitive diving.

Pan American Games Myers-Pope won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games, in both the 10-meter tower and 3-meter springboard for Team USA.

Personal life Between the 1952 and 1956 Olympics, Myers joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She married Karl Pope (a USC basketball player) in 1958. In 1979, the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF). In 2007, the University of Southern California Athletic Hall of Fame