Simonas Bilis

Day 1 Men’s NCAAs – ACC Roundup: Sprinters Bilis and Kosic Lead with Record-Breaking Swims

NC State’s 200 free relay celebrating the fastest swim of the meet, before they were disqualified for a relay exchange infraction.

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships Day 1 Prelims: Texas sophs Smith, Licon shine in first session

Texas sophomore Will Licon blasted to the top seed in the 200 IM, part of a big morning for the Texas Longhorns.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Minus Chierighini, Auburn looks to repeat in 400 Free Relay

Last year Auburn claimed the title of the top team in the 4×100 freestyle relay, but with two seniors gone from their roster the race is a lot more competitive than ever before.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Wolfpack Hungry for First-Ever Relay Title in 200 Free Relay

Simonas Bilis (above) will try to lead the NC State Wolfpack to their first-ever NCAA relay title in the 200 freestyle relay.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Bilis & NC State announce their arrival into the NCAA’s speed tier

NC State (shown here celebrating a big relay last season) now has the depth to put four swimmers under 19 seconds on the 200 free relay, including newly-found 18-second leadoff man Simonas Bilis.

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8 Big Things from Week 2 of Major Conference Meet Action

3 of the 5 best 200 flyers in NCAA history performed at separate times and in separate places last week, further building the excitement for when all three finally meet head to head.

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ACC Video Interviews: NC State’s “Fab Five” Discuss Their Nation Leading 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays

SwimSwam’s Max Mitchell was at the ACC Championships in Atlanta over the weekend and had the opportunity to catch up…

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5 Big Things from Day 4, Entire Men’s ACC Swimming & Diving Championships

The NC State Wolfpack celebrates its 25th ACC Championship Title, its first since 1992.

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2015 ACC Men’s Championships: Day Four Finals Live Recap

Simonas Bilis may not be the top seed in the 100 free, but his 41.30 split from the 400 medley relay last night suggests that he has a big swim coming up.

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5 Big Things from Day 3 of the 2015 Men’s ACC Championships: Cards soar & Newell captains the Pack

On a great night for Louisville, Pedro Coutinho went from 8th seed to champion in the 100 fly, leading a field that included two Cardinal teammates in Aaron Young and Josh Quallen.

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5 Big Things from Day 2 of the Men’s ACC Championships

Stephen Coetzer (pictured) and NC State are on a roll, and showing they’re far from a one-dimensional program. That and more in tonight’s 5 Big Things.

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2015 Men’s ACC Championships: Bilis throws down 18.9, NC State smashes 200 free relay records at day 2 finals

NC State’s Simonas Bilis became the 3rd man in the NCAA to break 19 seconds in the 50 this season, leading off a barn-burning Wolfpack relay in 18.98.

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Ipsen Sets School Record and 12 Pool Records Fall as NC State Splits Dual with UNC

A great shot of the Casey Aquatic Center, where 12 pool records fell today.

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Ipsen’s Pool Record Helps NC State Take Lead Over Minnesota After Day One

The NC State Wolfpack lead Minnesota on both the men’s and women’s sides after Day One.

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10 Big Things from Us & You: Day 2 of U.S. Winter Nationals

The Louisville men’s B medley relay did something special tonight, and let’s not even get started on their A.

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