Education
Loughborough University.
Loughborough University.
Simmonds represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in both the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke swimming events. She went to secondary school in Lincoln and trained with the Vulcans Swimming Club, later attending Loughborough University.
She specialises in backstroke events, and is a former European champion in the 200-metre backstroke. Her early career largely coincided with that of her friend, teammate and former World champion and record holder Gemma Spofforth, with whom she shared the gold and silver medals at both the 100 and 200 metre backstroke at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships.
