Elizabeth Simmonds



Elizabeth Clare Simmonds (Beverley (England), 22 January 1991) is a British swimmer. She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Simmonds (short course) the proprietor of the European record in the 200 m backstroke and the holding of the European record in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay.



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[hide] *1 Career  ==Career[Edit] == In her international debut at the European LC Championships 2006 in Budapest, finished fifth in the 200 m backstroke and Simmonds finished third in the semifinals of the 100 m backstroke and in the heats of the 50 m backstroke. On the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay swam them together with Kirsty Balfour, Rosalind Brett , Katherine Wyld in the heats and in the final together with Melanie Marshalldragged Balfour, Terri Dunning and Francesca Halsall the European title. Simmonds also received its share of series for the gold medal. On the European short course Swimming Championships 2006 in Helsinki the British conquered the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke and she finished seventh in the 100 m backstroke. Along with Kate Haywood, Rosalind Brett and Francesca Halsall she laid claim on the bronze medal in the 4x50 m individual medley.
 * 1.1 2009-present
 * 2 international tournaments
 * 3 personal bests
 * 3.1 short course
 * Long Court 3.2
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During the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne ended Simmonds as seventh in the 200 m backstroke, finished third in the 100 m backstroke in the series.

At the European LC Championships 2008 in Eindhoven, conquered Simmonds along with Kate Haywood, Jemma Lowe and Francesca Halsall the European title on the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay, the Quartet also improved the European record. During 2008 the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield placed the British themselves for the Olympic Games, in the 100 and the 200 m backstroke. Simmonds took part In Manchester at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championshipsshe won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke in a European record time. In addition, she finished fifth in the 200 m individual medley, seventh in the 100 m backstroke and eighth in the 50 m backstroke. Along with Kate Haywood, Jemma Lowe and Francesca Halsall dragged them the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay, the foursome also knew the European record. During the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ended the British and sixth in the 200 m backstroke and finished third in the semifinals of the 100 m backstroke. On the 2008 European short course Swimming Championships in Rijeka dragged Simmonds the bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke, on both the 50 as the 100 m backstroke she finished fifth. She finished on the 4x50 m freestyle together with Emma Wilkins, Jessica Sylvester and Katy Sexton as eighth, along with Georgia Holderness, Jemma Lowe and Jessica Sylvester, she was eliminated in the heats of the 4x50 m individual medley. ===2009-present[Edit] === In Rome took the British team to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships. She finished fourth in the 200 m backstroke and seventh in the 100 m backstroke, finished third in the 50 m backstroke in the series.

During the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest captured the European title in the 200 m backstroke Simmonds, in the 100 m backstroke she won the silver medal in the guard. They swam in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay along with Stacey Tadd, Jemma Lowe and Amy Smith in the series, Smith explained in the final along with Gemma Spofforth, Kate Haywood and Francesca Halsall batter on the European title. For her part in the series was Simmonds awarded the gold medal. On the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the British, in the 200 m backstroke, seizure of the silver medal, in the 100 m backstroke she was eliminated in the semifinals.

In Shanghai took Simmonds part in the 2011 world Aquatics Championships. She finished seventh in both the 100 and the 200 m backstroke. On the 2012 London Summer Olympics swam Simmonds to the 4th place in the 200 m backstroke. ==International tournaments[Edit] == ==Personal bests[Edit] == Updated until 30 August 2013