Paula Jean Myers-Pope
Paula Jean Myers-Pope was an American diver and Olympic medallist.
and Elizabeth Ferris at the 1960 OlympicsSports career
At 17 years of age, Paula Jean Myers won a silver medal in the 10 meter tower event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, a bronze medal in the same event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and two silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, one in the 3 meter springboard event and one in the 10M tower. She won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games, in both platform and springboard. She has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.Marriage
She married Karl Pope in 1958, and the couple had five children. The family eventually settled in Ojai, California, where they were running the Ojai Valley Racquet Club.
