Peter Simeone was named head coach of the UC San Diego men's rowing program in July of 2023 after spending the 2022-23 season as the top assistant coach with the Tritons.
UC San Diego put together a historic season over the 2022-23 academic year. The Tritons went undefeated in the spring and qualified for the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta for the first time since 2021. The Varsity 8 crew took first place in the fourth-level final, marking the Tritons' best-ever finish at nationals.
Simeone also served as the team's recruiting coordinator last season, identifying a strong list of prospective scholar-athletes through his network of junior coaches around the country. He strategized and led on-the-water boat selection for UC San Diego's Junior Varsity and Third Varsity boats.
Since 2019, Simeone has been the head coach of the San Diego Rowing Club (SDRC) Varsity Men on Mission Bay after serving as an assistant coach from 2017-2019. He develops, implements, and manages the Varsity Men's training plan to compete at the highest level for junior athletes. Simeone led the SDRC Youth 8+ to one of its most successful runs in program history. He also coaches strength and conditioning programs, teaches techniques for mental resilience, and mentors athletes through the recruitment and college application processes.
Prior to working with the SDRC, Simeone spent several years in the United States Navy as a Naval Special Warfare Candidate. He also worked with the Naval Special Warfare Continuum of Leadership Development program alongside Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDs) instructors analyzing teams and individuals in the BUDs program.
As a competitive collegiate rower, Simeone attended Northeastern University where he studied Civil Engineering. During this time, he was also a competitive member of Pennsylvania Athletic Club's (Penn AC) Intermediate and Pre-Elite teams.
Simeone is a 2009 graduate of Pennsylvania's Monsignor Bonner High School, where he first started his rowing journey.
