Ann Simmons

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.

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.

See also

List of University of California, Los Angeles people

World record progression 800 metres freestyle

References

1953 births

Living people

American female freestyle swimmers

World record setters in swimming

Olympic swimmers for the United States

Swimmers from Santa Monica, California

Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games

Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics

UCLA Bruins women's swimmers

Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States

Pan American Games medalists in swimming

Universiade medalists in swimming

FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States

Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade

Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games