Anna Simcic Explained

Anna Simcic
Birth Name:Anna Katrina Simcic
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Anna Katrina Simcic (born 8 November 1971), married name Anna Forrest, is a female former New Zealand swimming representative. In August 2021, it was announced that she would feature in the 2021 Season of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021.[1]

Swimming career

Simcic represented New Zealand at two Olympic Games.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics she placed 5th in the final of the women's 200 m backstroke. In 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics she placed 6th in the same event.

She won a gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the women's 200 m backstroke. At the same Games she also won a silver medal in the women's 100 m backstroke. Four years later at the 1994 Commonwealth Games she won another silver medal in the women's 200 m backstroke.[2] Despite being of New Zealand nationality she won the ASA National British Championships 200 metres backstroke title in 1990.[3]

Personal life

Simcic is married to former professional rugby player Simon Forrest.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-08-01. Meet the contestants of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021. live. 2021-08-03. TheSpinoff. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731224653/https://thespinoff.co.nz/tv/01-08-2021/meet-the-contestants-of-celebrity-treasure-island-2021/ . 31 July 2021 .
  2. http://www.commonwealthgames.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=1448&id=1 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  3. Web site: "Results from Crystal Palace." Times, 30 July 1990, p. 30. Times Digital Archive.
  4. Web site: Forrest promoted from footie field to boardroom. Stuff New Zealand. Smith. Tony. May 12, 2011. May 26, 2020.