Background
She was born in Hemet, California.
She was born in Hemet, California.
Simmons is currently the women"s water polo coach at Sonoma State University. Simmons joined other University of California, Los Angeles Bruins, Natalie Golda (2005), Kelly Rulon (2007), and Courtney Mathewson (2008), as the school"s four woman Peter J. Cutino Award winners, all coached by Adam Krikorian. She was also named as an assistant coach to the United States of America Water Polo Women's Senior Team for the 2009 FINA World Championships.
At Hemet High School, Simmons was girls" water polo team captain and Outstanding Defensive Player for her senior year in 1994.
She also lettered four years in varsity swimming, received four-time team Most Valuable Player and two-time league champions. In 1995, Simmons set a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) record in 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle, and was recognized as CIF Outstanding Female Swimmer.
Coralie Simmons was a two-time Player of the Year at University of California, Los Los Angeles In her final season with the Bruins in 2001, University of California, Los Angeles captured its fourth national title in the inaugural National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Water Polo Championship. She owns three of University of California, Los Angeles’s four offensive records in women"s water polo, including career and season goals.
In June 2001, Simmons graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in geography and environmental studies.
She was voted into the University of California, Los Angeles Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. University of California, Los Angeles Career Scoring
(*school record)
While still in high school, Simmons was chosen to join the United States. Senior team She redshirted the 1999 and 2000 seasons at University of California, Los Angeles to play on the United States. Women"s Team, helping the team qualify for the Olympic Games in the qualification tournament in Sicily by scoring a team-leading eight goals.
In 2001, she took home silver at the 2001 FINA World Water Polo Cup and led the team in scoring.
From 2001–2005, Simmons played for two different professional water polo teams in Athens, Greece. In 2005, Coralie Simmons began her first year as an assistant coach on the University of Hawaii water polo staff