Ann Simmons

Ann Simmons

Personal information
Full name	Ann Linnaea Simmons
National team	United States
Born	(1953-03-10) March 10, 1953 Santa Monica, California
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight	126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Lakewood Aquatic Club
College team	University of California, Los Angeles
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Pan American Games 1971 Cali 400 m freestyle Summer Universiade 1973 Moscow 400 m freestyle

Ann Linnaea Simmons (born March 10, 1953) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. She competed in the women's 800-meter freestyle and finished fourth in the event final with a time of 8:57.62—a fraction of a second behind third-place Novella Calligaris of Italy.^[1]

Simmons graduated from Millikan High School in Long Beach, California. She attended Long Beach City College (LBCC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She swam for the LBCC and UCLA Bruins swimming and diving teams, and later coached the University of California, Irvine women's swimming team.^[2]

See also

• List of University of California, Los Angeles people
• World record progression 800 metres freestyle

References

1972 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's team	Robin Backhaus Tom Bruce Mike Burton Mark Chatfield Rick Colella Gary Conelly Rick DeMont David Edgar Dave Fairbank Steve Furniss Steve Genter Gary Hall Jerry Heidenreich John Hencken Mitch Ivey Brian Job John Kinsella Tom McBreen Tim McKee John Murphy Doug Northway Mark Spitz Mike Stamm Fred Tyler
Women's team	Susie Atwood Shirley Babashoff Jane Barkman Jenny Bartz Melissa Belote Cathy Carr Claudia Clevenger Lynn Colella Ellie Daniel Deena Deardurff Jo Harshbarger Jenny Kemp Ann Marshall Judy Melick Barbara Mitchell Karen Moe Mary Montgomery Sandy Neilson Kim Peyton Keena Rothhammer Dana Schoenfield Dana Shrader Ann Simmons Lynn Skrifvars Lynn Vidali Carolyn Woods Jenny Wylie