Simonas Bilis (born 11 November 1993) is a Lithuanian
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
. 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
The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...
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
)
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, closing = 21 August 2016
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. 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.
International Swimming League
In the Autumn of 2019 he was member of the inaugural
International Swimming League
The International Swimming League (ISL) is an annual professional swimming league, established in 2019. It features a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. In 2019, the regular season started in October and the Final Match ...
swimming for the
Energy Standard Swim Club
Energy Standard are one of the four founding European teams for the International Swimming League. The team is based in Paris, France and trains out of the Gloria Sports Arena in Belek, Turkey.
The team won each of their matches in the first se ...
, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.
Since 2019 he has trained with the club full-time.
Personal bests
International championships (50 m)
: Team Lithuania was disqualified in the heats
References
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1993 births
Living people
Lithuanian male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Lithuania
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Sportspeople from Panevėžys
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