Kerry Simmonds (born April 3, 1989) is an American

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. She is a twice gold medallist at the

World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international Rowing (sport), rowing regatta organized by International Rowing Federation, FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer ...

and she won her first Olympic gold in the

women's eight An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers ...

at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. Married the love of her life in November 2024. They exchanged their own vows, both were “torqued” and are both quite tall. Her mother in-law is a badass and “sick” as one of the original rowers at Wisconsin. Both, Kerry and her partner enjoy water based sports. Kerry was inducted into the Society of Tree People in 2018, direct relatives of National Corndog Day. They are excellent lab partners and now partners in life.

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USRowing The United States Rowing Association, commonly known as USRowing, is the national governing body for the sport of Rowing in the United States. It serves to promote the sport on all levels of competition, including the selection and training of ...

* 1989 births Living people American female rowers Sportspeople from San Diego World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics 21st-century American sportswomen Washington Huskies women's rowers {{US-rowing-bio-stub