2026 NCAA Qualifier
2025 NCAA Qualifier
Simic’s Top Times
100-free: 47.26 2024 Texas
200-free: 1:37.72 2026 SEC Championships
500-free: 4:18.57 2024 Georgia Invitational
1000-free: 8:52.67 2025 Texas A&M
1650-free: 14:47.23 2025 SEC Championships
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025-26)
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1650-free, where he placed 24th (15:01.22) … Simic kicked off his sophomore campaign with the Tigers at the Air Force Invitational, notching third in the 500-free (4:41.18) and fifth in the 1000-free (9:45.38) … In the home opener against Kentucky, he notched third in the 1000-free (9:00.37) and sixth in the 500-free (4:28.01) … Touched the wall third in the 1000-free (9:00.04) and fourth in the 500-free (4:24.17) in the tri meet victory over Alabama/FSU … At midseasons, he notched sixth in the 1650-free (14:56.19), 11th in the 500-free (4:18.69), and 37th in the 200-free (1:39.13) … At Florida, he placed fourth in the 1000-free (9:23.40) and fifth in the 500-free (4:33.17) … In the SEC Championships, the sophomore placed eighth in the 1650-free (14:47.85), 27th in the 500-free (4:21.18), and 46th in the 200-free with a personal best (1:37.72)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2024-25)
NCAA qualifier in the 500-free and 1650-free … Finished in 26th place for the 1650-free (14:55.07) and 43rd in the 500-free (4:19.64) … Opened the season against Texas with a fifth-place finish in the 1000-free (9:07.33) and seventh-place finish in the 100-free (47.26) … Placed second in the 500-free (4:30.15) and third in the 1000-free (9:22.35) in a quad-team meet featuring Navy, George Mason, and Loyola (Md.) … In a tri-team meet with Alabama and Florida State, placed second in the 1000-free (8:57.60) and sixth in the 500-free (4:25.12) … At the Tigers’ midseason meet in the Georgia Invite, he claimed sixth place in the 1650-free (14:56.69), 12th in the 500-free (4:18.57), and 35th in the 200-free (1:40.37) … Against Texas A&M, won the 1000-free with a time of 8:52.67 – school record), and placed second in the 500-free (4:23.21) … At the 2025 SEC Championships, placed eighth in the 1650-free (14:47.23), 29th in the 500-free (4:19.20) and 47th in the 200-free (1:37.80)
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended the Ivanka Gajic Educational Center in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia… Current member of the national team in Serbia
PERSONAL
Born on May 28, 2005… A native of Belgrade, Serbia – the home of the 2024 European Aquatic Championships… Coming to LSU, he will major in something under the business umbrella… Parents names are Ivana and Vladimir and he has one sibling – a sister… When his father was younger, Simic says, he was really good in that sport… Chose LSU because “I heard so many good things about LSU. I have four friends already studying at LSU, and they are all satisfied with everything the university and coaching staff offer in their development.”