Kip Alexander Simons (born September 11, 1972) is a retired American gymnast.
He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the 1996 Olympics and the 1994 and 1995 World Championships.
In 1994, his senior year, Simons won the Nissen Award, the "Heisman" of men's gymnastics.
Simons credited a hard summer of training between his junior and senior years propelling him to the next level.
[2] Simons has been the gymnastics head coach at the United States Naval Academy since 2015.