University of Delaware Athletics
Hall of Fame
Art Mayer
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 1953
DR. ARTHUR P. “ART” MAYER, V.M.D | Men’s Swimming & Diving (1949-53)
One of the most accomplished swimmers in University of Delaware history, Dr. Art Mayer was a record-breaking conference champion for the Blue Hens in 1949-53.
A native of Newark, Del., Art didn’t even begin the sport until he arrived at Delaware but quickly flourished in the pool, setting three freshman records and never stopping.
For his career, he set 10 school and 13 pool records at one time or another and captured four Middle Atlantic Conference individual titles.
He won the MAC freshman 300-yard medley title in 1950, the MAC 150-yard individual medley and 200-yard backstroke titles in 1952, and took first place in the 300 medley relay and second place in the 200 backstroke at the 1953 MAC meet.
As a senior co-captain for head coach and UD Athletics Hall of Famer Harry Rawstrom, he became the first Delaware swimmer to compete at the NCAA Championships, participating in the 200 backstroke and 150 individual medley at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1953.
A 1953 agriculture graduate of Delaware and a 1957 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (veterinary medicine), Art co-founded the UD Master’s Swim Program in 1975, participated in the Delaware Senior Olympics, and was a national and world-record holder during a career that spanned three decades. He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 2013.
His uncle, the late Winnie Mayer, was a member of the inaugural UD Athletics Hall of Fame class in 1997.
Class of 2017: Art Mayer, Edgar Johnson, Dan Hammer, Sandy Gibney, Jenni Buckley, Courtney Batts
One of the most accomplished swimmers in University of Delaware history, Dr. Art Mayer was a record-breaking conference champion for the Blue Hens in 1949-53.
A native of Newark, Del., Art didn’t even begin the sport until he arrived at Delaware but quickly flourished in the pool, setting three freshman records and never stopping.
For his career, he set 10 school and 13 pool records at one time or another and captured four Middle Atlantic Conference individual titles.
He won the MAC freshman 300-yard medley title in 1950, the MAC 150-yard individual medley and 200-yard backstroke titles in 1952, and took first place in the 300 medley relay and second place in the 200 backstroke at the 1953 MAC meet.
As a senior co-captain for head coach and UD Athletics Hall of Famer Harry Rawstrom, he became the first Delaware swimmer to compete at the NCAA Championships, participating in the 200 backstroke and 150 individual medley at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1953.
A 1953 agriculture graduate of Delaware and a 1957 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (veterinary medicine), Art co-founded the UD Master’s Swim Program in 1975, participated in the Delaware Senior Olympics, and was a national and world-record holder during a career that spanned three decades. He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 2013.
His uncle, the late Winnie Mayer, was a member of the inaugural UD Athletics Hall of Fame class in 1997.
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Class of 2017: Art Mayer, Edgar Johnson, Dan Hammer, Sandy Gibney, Jenni Buckley, Courtney Batts
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