2015-16 Swimming and Diving Roster
Simonas Bilis
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Panevezys, Lithuania
- High School:
- Panevezys Vytautas Zemkalnis
2016 OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFIER (50m, 100m Freestyle)
2016 ACC MALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
2016 NCAA CHAMPION (400 Freestyle Relay)
2016 ALL-AMERICA HONORS (50, 100, 200 Freestyle; 200, 400, 800 Freestyle Relays; 200 Medley Relay)
2016 ACC CHAMPION (200 Freestyle, 200, 400, 800 Freestyle Relays; 200 Medley Relay)
2016 ALL-ACC (50, 100, 200 Freestyle; 200, 400, 800 Freestyle Relays; 200 Medley Relay)
2015 ALL-AMERICA HONORS (50, 100, 200 Freestyle; 400, 800 Freestyle Relays)
2015 ACC CHAMPION (50, 100, 200 Freestyle; 200, 400, 800 Freestyle Relays)
2015 ALL-ACC (50, 100, 200 Freestyle; 200, 400, 800 Freestyle Relays)
2015 ACC MALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
2015 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP MVP
2014 ALL-AMERICAN (50 & 100 Freestyle, 400 & 800 Freestyle Relays)
2014 ACC CHAMPION (200, 400 & 800 Freestyle Relays, 100 Freestyle)
2014 ALL-ACC (200, 400 & 800 Freestyle Relays; 50, 100 & 200 Freestyle)
2013 ALL-AMERICAN (200, 400 & 800 Freestyle Relays)
2013 ACC CHAMPION (400 Freestyle Relay)
2013 ALL-ACC (50 & 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle Relay)
- Swam the leadoff leg of the 400 freestyle relay team that captured the program's first-ever NCAA title in a relay event. It was also the first relay title a team from the ACC has ever won.
- Placed second at NCAA Championships in the 50 free (18.79) and 100 free (41.18) and third in the 200 (1:32.10).
- ACC Champion in the 200 free with a time of 1:32.46, and was a member of the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free and 200 medley relay teams that earned gold medals at the conference championship.
- Was the runner up in the 50 and 100 free at ACCs to earn All-ACC honors.
- School record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 free, as well as in four of the five relays. Also holds conference records in all seven events.
- Holds 19 All-America honors on his career, which is most ever for in school history in the NCAA era.
- Named 2016 ACC Male Swimmer of the Year for the second-straight year. Fourth person league history to ever earn back-to-back honors.
- 2016 Olympic Games qualifier in the 50m and 100m free for Lithuania.
2014-15 (Junior):
- First male in the conference to break 19 seconds in the 50 freestyle, after swimming a time of 18.98 at the ACC Championships to claim a gold medal.
- Also an ACC Champion in the 100 and 200 free, and the 200, 400 and 800 free relays.
- Named conference MVP at the ACC Championship.
- Tabbed ACC Male Swimmer of the Year honors.
- Earned All-America honors in three individual and two relay events at the NCAA Championships, including a runner-up finish in the 100 free and a third-place finish in the 50 free.
- Holds the school and conference records in the 50 (18.91) and 100 free (41.78), and the school record in the 200 free (1:33.31).
- A member of the school and conference record-holding 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams, which were all set at the NCAA Championships.
- Selected to represent Lithuania in the World Championships in August 2015.
2013-14 (Sophomore):
- Finished with All-America honors as part of the 400 and 800 freestyle relay team at the NCAA Championships.
- Earned honorable mention All-America in the 50 and 100 freestyle events.
- Tied for the most All-ACC accolades on the squad at the ACC Championships with six.
- A member of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams that captured ACC titles and set school records in each event.
- Part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relay team that set an ACC record.
- ACC Champion in the 100 freestyle (42.26).
- Also, finished All-ACC in the 50 and 200 freestyle events.
- Posted a 42.19 at the NCAA Championships to better his school record mark in the 100 freestyle.
2012-13 (Freshman):
- Garnered All-America honors at the 2013 NCAA Championships as a member of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams.
- Also met qualifying standards for the NCAA Championships in the 50 and 100 freestyle events.
- Member of the ACC Champion 400 freestyle relay team.
- Claimed a silver medal at the ACC Championships in the 200 freestyle and as a member of the 200 freestyle relay team.
- Finished third in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 freestyle at ACC's.
- Swam the second-best time in program history in the 200 freestyle (1:35.56), third-best in the 100 freestyle (43.11) and fourth-best in the 50 freestyle (19.66).
- Represented his native country of Lithuania at the 2013 World University Games (WUG), competing in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events and advanced to the semifinals of two of the events.
Prep:
- Competed at Panevezys Vytautas Zemkalnis Gymnasium.
- Member of the Lithuanian National Team.
- Brother, Justinas Bilis, swam at East Carolina University.