AS A JUNIOR IN 2023-24
Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Set a personal best in the 200 fly (1:53.08) and earned season bests in 50 back (24.91), 100 back (52.42), 50 fly (24.17) and 100 fly (51.05) at the Boston Winter Open … Won 100 fly at Boston Winter Open ... Earned a season best in the 50 Free (21.57) for 12th place at the Terrier Invite ... Finished fourth in 200 fly vs. Bryant.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022-23
Recorded personal bests in 100 fly (51.00) and 200 fly (1:53.57) at Boston Winter Open (Feb. 3-4) and added season bests in 50 back (24.02) and 100 back (51.83) ... Finished fourth in 50 free against Bryant (Jan. 28) with season-best time of 21.68 ... Placed sixth in 200 fly (1:58.27) at Boston College (Jan. 21) ... Took fifth in 50 free (22.66) against Colgate (Jan. 10) ... Placed sixth in 200 fly (2:04.15) and seventh in 100 free (51.29) against Holy Cross (Dec. 3) ... Competed in 200 fly (1:56.90), 100 fly (51.93), 100 back (53.15) and 50 free (22.16) at Terrier Invitational (Nov. 18-20) ... Finished sixth in 200 fly (2:02.10) against Providence (Nov. 5) ... Placed fifth in 200 fly (2:00.38) vs. UMass (Oct. 29) in season debut.Â
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22
Set season bests in 50 free (21.41), 100 back (52.74) and 100 fly (51.67) at Boston Winter Open (Feb. 4-5) ... Competed in 50 free (21.73), 100 free (48.19), 100 back (56.54) and 100 fly (52.94) at Terrier Invitational (Nov. 19-21) ... Finished sixth in 100 back (55.12) and 11th in 100 fly (54.96) in dual against Bryant (Oct. 23) ... Made collegiate debut against Bucknell (Oct. 16), competing in 100 free, 100 back and 100 fly.Â
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Swam at Lyons Township H.S. and Hinsdale Swim Club ... Earned All-America honors after placing fifth in the 200 free relay and sixth in the 400 free relay at IHSA State his senior year ... Won Conference and Sectional championships as a junior ... Took sixth at state and fourth in the 400 free relay at IHSA State for All-American recognition ... Placed second at Conference and Sectionals sophomore year while also placing fifth at state ... National Merit finalist and member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Son of Ligita Giniataite and Andrius Samuolis ... Has one younger sibling, Vesta ... Enrolled in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, majoring in data science.