| Caitlin Simmers | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 26, 2005 California, U.S. [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Weight | 114 lb (52 kg) |
| Surfing career | |
| Best year | 2023 - Ranked #4 WSL World Tour |
| Sponsors | Red Bull Surfing, O'Neill, Captain Fin Co., Sun Bum, Surf Ride, Nixon |
| Major achievements |
|
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular (natural foot) |
| Shaper(s) | Chris Borst Designs |
Caitlin Simmers (born October 26, 2005) is an American surfer who has competed professionally since 2018.
Simmers qualified for the 2022 CT by finishing fourth in the 2021 Challenger Series. [2] Her first victory on the professional circuit was when she won the US Open of Surfing, the first event of the CS in 2021. [3] [4]
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. [5] She returned to compete in the 2022 Challenger Series where she once again qualified for the 2023 WSL Championship Tour. [6] She won the first CS event in 2022, beating Molly Picklum in the grand final of the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro in Australia. [7]
In 2023, Simmers made her debut in the world surfing elite. Her first major result was victory at MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal beating Courtney Conlogue in the grand final. [8] 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. [9] She was second in the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro, losing in the final to Caroline Marks. She finished the ranking in fifth place, qualifying for the Final Five of the WSL Finals 2023 in her first season in the CT. [10] For being the best rookie of the season in the final rankings, she won the 2023 Rookie of the Year award. [11] In the final five Simmers beat Molly Picklum in the first heat, but was defeated by Caroline Marks and finished fourth in the CT 2023 Final Ranking. [12]
Caitlin 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. [13] Parents Ryan and Tracy Simmers are both surfers, and were instrumental in encouraging their daughter in the sport. Caitlin quickly fell in love with surfing, and began competing in local competitions. [14]
| WCT Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lexus Pipe Pro | Banzai Pipeline, Oahu |  Hawaii |
| 2023 | VIVO Rio Pro | Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil |
| 2023 | MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Supertubos, Peniche |  Portugal |
| WSL Challenger Series Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro | Gold Coast, Queensland |  Australia |
| 2021 | US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach, California |  United States |
Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer, best known for being crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times. Slater is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, and holds 56 Championship Tour victories. Slater is also the oldest surfer still active on the World Surf League, winning his 8th Billabong Pipeline Masters title at age 49.
The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was originally known as the International Professional Surfing founded by Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick in 1976. IPS created the first world circuit of pro surfing events. In 1983 the Association of Surfing Pros took over management of the world circuit. In 2013, the ASP was acquired by ZoSea, backed by Paul Speaker, Terry Hardy, and Dirk Ziff. At the start of the 2015 season, the ASP changed its name to the World Surf League. Sophie Goldschmidt was appointed as WSL CEO on 19 July 2017. Paul Speaker had stepped down as CEO on 11 January 2017, and Dirk Ziff acted as the interim WSL CEO until Goldschmidt's appointment.
Carissa Kainani Moore is a Hawaiian American Olympian, world champion surfer and activist. She was the first-ever winner of the Olympic Gold Medal in women's short board surfing in 2020. She was also the 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021 World Surf League WSL Women's World Tour Champion. Moore is the first surfer in history to win a WSL world title and the Olympic title in the same year.
Sally Fitzgibbons is an Australian professional surfer on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour (2009–2013). In June 2019, she was ranked No. 1 in the world for women's surfing after winning the Rio Pro.
Adriano "Mineirinho" de Souza is a Brazilian professional surfer and also the 2015 WSL World Champion. He has been competing on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2005.
Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira is a Brazilian professional surfer who won the 2014, 2018 and 2021 WSL World Championships. With 18 WSL Championship Tour (CT) event wins and 31 Final appearances under his belt, Medina is one of the most experienced surfers when it comes to producing the best surfing under pressure. Medina is 2nd only to Kelly Slater for the most World Titles among surfers currently on the men's CT.
Nikki van Dijk is an Australian professional surfer. She has been a touring competitor in the World Surf League, the top flight of international professional surfing.
Filipe Toledo is a Brazilian professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2013. He’s a second-generation pro who grew up outside of Ubatuba, Brasil on the northeastern coast of the state of São Paulo. His father, and long-time coach, Ricardo, was a two-time national champion. In 2014, as his career took flight, Filipe convinced his entire family to move to San Clemente, California.
Ítalo Ferreira is a Brazilian professional surfer hailing from a small community of Baía Formosa, in Rio Grande do Norte on the northeastern coast of Brazil. Ferreira is one of the most explosive surfers in the world and is known for his high-energy approach and willingness to entertain at all costs. He learned to surf on a three-foot-long lid of a coolbox his father used to transport fish to sell to restaurants in Baia Formosa. He quickly progressed to a real board and at 12 years of age, his talent was noticed and then nurtured by fellow surfer Jadson Andre and the legendary Brazilian surf coach, Luiz 'Pinga' Campos, who was then marketing director of one of the world's leading surf brands. Soon after, Ítalo won two rounds of the Junior World Championship in 2011, won the Brazilian Championship and in 2014, he finally qualified for the World Championship Tour – the elite of world surfing.
Johanne Defay is a French professional surfer. She was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France.
Tatiana Guimaraes Weston-Webb dos Santos is a Brazilian–American surfer based in Kauai, Hawaii. She was the only rookie on the WCT in 2015. Weston-Webb wears jersey number 9, and her 2016 'CT rank is number 4. She was a competitor in the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing for Brazil.
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal formerly known as MEO Pro Portugal, Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal or Rip Curl Pro Portugal is a professional surfing competition of the WSL World Tour. As of 2022, held every year in March at the Supertubos beach in Peniche, Portugal. The event was first founded in 2010 as Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
The 2019 World Surf League was the competition series hosted by the World Surf League, the global championship body for competitive surfing. The 2019 World Surf League consisted of the Championship Tour, the Qualifying Series, Big Wave Tour, Longboard Tour, Junior Tour, and other specialty tours and events such as the Vans Triple Crown.
The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2019 is an event in the 2019 World Surf League Men's and Women's Championship Tour. This year's event marks the return of the women's competition to Peniche after 8 years without it.
The 2020-21 World Surf League is the 44th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. After the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting international travel between and within countries namely Australia, Indonesia, Portugal and South Africa. The board changed the tour to a wraparound season of 2020-21, which allowed major changes to the tour schedule, with the Billabong Pipe Masters becoming the first round of the tour.
The 2022 World Surf League is the 45th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. Billabong Pipe Masters will be the first round of the tour.
The 2023 World Surf League is the 46th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. Billabong Pipe Masters will be the first round of the tour.
João Vítor de Azeredo Chianca is a Brazilian professional surfer in the World Surf League (WSL).
The 2024 World Surf League is the 47th season of all iterations of the tour circuit for professional surfers. Billabong Pipe Masters will be the first round of the tour.
Molly Picklum is an Australian professional surfer. She competes in the elite of the World Surf League. She was born in Gosford, Australia on 26 November 2002.