Simone Lucy Laidlow (née Gandy, born 28 July 1965) is a female English former 400 metres hurdler.
[2] Her best performance in these years was 57.56 secs at the England v Romania international in Bucharest on 14 June 1986.
She represented England at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 26 July 1986, where she was eliminated in the heats with 60.31.
[3][4][5][6] In 1988, now competing as Simone Laidlow, she finished second behind Elaine McLaughlin at the UK Championships in 57.66.
Two months later she finished third behind Sally Gunnell and McLaughlin at the AAA Championships/Olympic trials, earning Olympic selection in a lifetime best of 57.00, just ahead of Wendy Cearns in fourth with 57.01.