Simonas Bilis

Simonas Bilis (born 11 November 1993) is a Lithuanian swimmer, who competed for North Carolina State University from 2012-2016. He is a Lithuanian national record holder in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle (long course) and the 50 and 100-meter freestyle (short course) and represented Lithuania in the 2016 London and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He was an ACC Male Swimmer of the Year in both 2015 and 2016. While at NCSU, he earned All-America honors first as a Freshman in 2013 in the 200, 400, and 800 freestyle relay, and in his Sophomore years was a 2014 All-America swimmer in the 50 and 100 freestyle and the 400 and 800 freestyle relays.

2016-2020 Olympics At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, he competed in the 50 and 100 meter freestyles, and the 4x100-meter medley. In his best showing, Bilis finished 8th overall in the 50-meter freestyle where he made the finals, and swam a time of 22.08, finishing less than a second from contending for the bronze medal. The medal order was Anthony Ervin of America with the Gold, Florent Manaudou of Italy for the Silver, and American Nathan Adrian for the bronze with a time of 21.49. Since 2019 he has trained with the club full-time.

In November 2022 Bilis announced his retirement from competitive swimming.

Personal bests Long course Event Time Meet 50 m freestyle 21.70 NR2018 European Championships 100 m freestyle 48.64 NR2016 Canadian Olympic and Para-swimming Trials Short course Event Time Meet 50 m freestyle 20.98 NR2019 European Championships (25 m) 100 m freestyle 46.11 NR2018 FINA World Championships (25 m)

International championships (50 m) Team Lithuania was disqualified in the heats