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Caitlin Simmers (born October 26, 2005) is an American surfer from
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, who has competed professionally since 2018. She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.


Career

Simmers qualified for the 2022 CT by finishing fourth in the 2021 Challenger Series. Her first victory on the professional circuit was when she won the
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, the first event of the CS in 2021. In 2022 Simmers, who was 16-years old, decided to withdraw from the 2022 WSL Championship Tour to focus on developing her surfing and staying close to her family. She returned to compete in the 2022 Challenger Series where she once again qualified for the 2023 WSL Championship Tour. She won the first CS event in 2022, beating
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in the grand final of the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro in Australia.


2023 Season

In
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, Simmers made her debut in the world surfing elite. Her first major result was victory at
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beating
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in the grand final. After the mid-season cut, Simmers remained in the top positions of the ranking. She won her second CT stage by defeating Tyler Wright in the VIVO Rio Pro event. She was second in the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro, losing in the final to
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. She finished the ranking in fifth place, qualifying for the Final Five of the WSL Finals 2023 in her first season in the CT. For being the best rookie of the season in the final rankings, she won the 2023 Rookie of the Year award. In the final five Simmers beat
Molly Picklum Molly Picklum (born 26 November 2002) is an Australian professional surfer. She competes in the elite (top 16) of the World Surf League. She was born in Gosford, Australia.https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athlete/molly-picklum In her second year ...
in the first heat, but was defeated by
Caroline Marks Caroline Marks (born February 14, 2002) is an American professional surfer. She is the 2023 World Surf League Women's World Tour Champion and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She has won multiple national championships and ...
and finished fourth in the CT 2023 Final Ranking.


2024 Season

Simmers started the
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season by winning the Lexus Pipe Pro stage for the first time, beating Molly Picklum in the final. She also won the
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stage in Australia and won the VIVO Rio Pro stage for the second consecutive year. Simmers competed in the Paris Olympic Games in August 2024, being defeated in the Round of 16. She finished the regular season in first place, competing in the 2024 WSL Finals directly in the title match. She faced the then 2023 World Champion
Caroline Marks Caroline Marks (born February 14, 2002) is an American professional surfer. She is the 2023 World Surf League Women's World Tour Champion and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She has won multiple national championships and ...
. Marks won the first Round, opening 1-0 in the title dispute, but Simmers won the next 2 Rounds and won the 2024 World Surfing title, becoming the youngest woman in history to achieve the feat, at just 18 years old.


Personal life

Simmers was born on October 26, 2005 in Oceanside, California, and grew up near the coast where she started surfing when she was still very young. Parents, Ryan and Tracy Simmers, and brother, Timo, are all surfers, and were instrumental in encouraging Caitlin in the sport. Caitlin quickly fell in love with surfing, and began competing in local competitions.


Surfing results


Victories


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