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
US Open of Surfing, 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
Molly Picklum in the grand final of the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro in Australia.
2023 Season 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. 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
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. 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 in the first heat, but was defeated by
Caroline Marks and finished fourth in the CT 2023 Final Ranking.
2024 Season Simmers started the
2024 season by winning the
Lexus Pipe Pro stage for the first time, beating Molly Picklum in the final. She also won the
Bells Beach 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. 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==