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Simonas Bilis
Personal information
NationalityLithuanian
Born (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30)
Panevėžys, Lithuania
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubEnergy Standard
Panevėžio Žemyna
College team North Carolina State University
CoachIna Simeliūnaitė, Todd DeSorbo
Medal record
Representing   Lithuania
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windsor 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Windsor 50 m freestyle
Baltic States Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Klaipėda 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Klaipėda 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2011 Riga 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Riga 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Riga 4x100 m freestyle
Representing the NC State Wolfpack
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 1 7 2
Total 1 7 2
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
50 y freestyle 0 1 1
100 y freestyle 0 2 0
200 y freestyle 0 0 1
4×50 y freestyle 0 1 0
4×100 y freestyle 1 1 0
4×200 y freestyle 0 2 0
Total 1 7 2
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Atlanta 4×100 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Iowa City 100 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Iowa City 4×100 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Iowa City 4×200 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Atlanta 50 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Atlanta 100 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Atlanta 4×50 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Atlanta 4×200 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Iowa City 50 y freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Iowa City 200 y freestyle

Simonas Bilis (born 11 November 1993) is a Lithuanian swimmer. He is the current national record holder in the 50-meter, 100-meter freestyle (long course) and 50-meter, 100-meter freestyle (short course).

Bilis represented Lithuania at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships where he finished 20th in 50m freestyle. In 2016, he broke national record with 48.64 in men's 100m freestyle and qualified for 2016 Olympics. [1] He finished 8th place in the 50 meter Freestyle at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

In November 2022 Bilis announced about his retirement from sport. [2]

International Swimming League

In the Autumn of 2019 he was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the Energy Standard Swim Club, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December. [3] Since 2019 he has trained with the club full-time.

Personal bests

Long course
Event Time Meet
50 m freestyle 21.70 NR 2018 European Championships
100 m freestyle 48.64 NR 2016 Canadian Olympic and Para-swimming Trials
Short course
Event Time Meet
50 m freestyle 20.98 NR 2019 European Championships (25 m)
100 m freestyle 46.11 NR 2018 FINA World Championships (25 m)

International championships (50 m)

Meet 50 free 100 free 200 free 4×100 free 4×200 free 4×100 medley 4×100 medley (mix)
EC 2012 38th 47th 36th —
EC 2014 32nd 46th 35th 7th —
WC 2015 20th 19th
EC 2016 9th 10th 11th 5th —
OG 2016 8th 30th 14th —
WC 2017 29th 43rd 17th
EC 2018 5th 12th 13th 12th 4th
WC 2019 21st 21st 11th
EC 2020 42nd 29th 16th 9th 24th
OG 2020 15th [a]
a Team Lithuania was disqualified in the heats

References

  1. ^ Plaukikas S. Bilis pasiekė naują Lietuvos rekordą ir įvykdė Rio normatyvą
  2. ^ Buvęs pasaulio čempionas traukiasi iš sporto dėl tebekamuojančios traumos
  3. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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