Lizzie Simmonds

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Elizabeth Clare Simmonds (born 22 January 1991) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA World Aquatics Championships, and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. She specialises in backstroke events, and is a former European champion in the 200-metre backstroke.

Elizabeth Simmonds
Simmonds in Kazan 2015
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Clare Simmonds
National team Great Britain
Born (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 33)
Beverley, England
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
RelativeSibling: William Simmonds
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Club
  • Loughborough University SC
  • Lincoln Vulcans
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
World Championships - Short course
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 4×100 m medley
European Championships - Long course
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 200 m backstroke
European Championships - Short course
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rijeka 200 m backstroke
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 4 x 100 metre medley relay

Simmonds represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in both the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke swimming events. She also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200-metre backstroke swimming event, coming in fourth place.

Simmonds went to secondary school in Lincoln and trained with the Vulcans Swimming Club, later attending Loughborough University. 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.

Personal bests and records held

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Event Long course Short course
50 m backstroke 28.58 26.88
100 m backstroke 59.43 56.69 NR
200 m backstroke 2:06.79 2:00.91 CR NR
100 m individual medley 1.02.01
200 m individual medley 2:14.44 2:08.61
400 m individual medley 4:55.56 4.51.09
100 m freestyle 58.19 54.95
200 m freestyle 2.01.68 1.57.78
400 m freestyle 4.15.26 4.06.19
Key: CR= Commonwealth Record, NR= National Record
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