Meyers wins gold, sets second deaf world championships mark
Becca Meyers, a rising junior at Notre Dame Prep, won her second gold medal and set her second meet record Thursday at the World Deaf Swimming Championships in Coimbra, Portugal.
It was the second deaf world championships record for Meyers in three days. She lowered her own 800-meter freestyle record, finishing in 9 minutes, 16.22 seconds to defeat Anna Tovsta, of Ukraine, for the gold. Tovsta finished in 9:26.16. In the qualifying heat Tuesday, Meyers broke the record of 9:31.76 set in 2007 by Kristin Ates, of the United States.
Myers, who was born deaf, also won the 200-meter freestyle. A swimmer for NDP and for Loyola Blakefield Aquatics, Meyers is also scheduled to swim the 400 freestyle Saturday, the final day of the world competition. Two years ago, she won a bronze medal in the 800 freestyle at the Deaflympics in Taiwan.
