Lizzie Simmonds

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 name	Elizabeth Clare Simmonds
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 Beverley, England
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Loughborough University SC Lincoln Vulcans
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain World Championships - Short course 2008 Manchester 200 m backstroke 2008 Manchester 4×100 m medley European Championships - Long course 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley 2010 Budapest 200 m backstroke 2010 Budapest 100 m backstroke 2014 Berlin 200 m backstroke European Championships - Short course 2006 Helsinki 200 m backstroke 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m medley 2008 Rijeka 200 m backstroke Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 200 m backstroke 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.