A native of Sylvania, Ohio, Wymer's parents were both gymnasts, and they introduced her to the sport at age 5.
[1] Wymer graduated from Southview High School in 1991 and was one of the most highly-recruited gymnasts in the United States.
"[1] Despite being an elite gymnast, Wymer did not make the 1988 U.S. Olympic team, finishing 26th at the 1988 U.S. nationals.
In 1992, Wymer told the Detroit Free Press of her disappointment:"I probably won't even watch gymnastics during the Olympics.
"[3]Wymer recalled that her "mistake" was dividing her high school time between gymnastics, student government, cheerleading and boyfriends.
In 1992, the University of Michigan women's gymnastics teams was at a low point, having gone 0–13 in the conference in 1989 and 1–10 in 1988.
'"[1]Wymer won the Big Ten Conference individual all-around championship all four years at Michigan (1992–1995) and also helped Michigan win the Big Ten team championship all four years.
[6] Wymer broke U-M records for every individual event and received the first perfect 10 on the vault in school and conference history.
[6] Michigan's coach, Bev Plocki said of Wymer, "She is the most intense person I have ever met.
[6] Since January 2005, Wymer has been counseling clients in nutrition, lifestyle changes and personal training.