BYU Highlights
- All-Big 12 Second Team in 400 IM (2024)
- Ranks No. 5 all-time at BYU in 400 IM (2021)
Personal
- Parents are Fa'afoi & Shauna Tuitama
- Wife's name is Summer
- Has four siblings
- Major: Global Supply Chain Management
- Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Accra, Ghana (2019-20)
- Mother, Shauna, played tennis at BYU Hawaii
- Won the Thursday Night Live scholarship in Las Vegas
- Eagle Scout
- Nevada state Cup Stacking Champion
- Loves performing Polynesian dances and fishing
- Speaks Twi (a Ghanaian language)
Before BYU
- Prepped at Legacy High School under coach Marcus Meadow
- Club: Team Rebel Aquatics under coach Lorena Diaconescu
- Broke multiple Nevada state records
- 16-time state champion
- Represented U.S. in North American Challenge Cup
- Also recruited by Arizona, Utah and Hawaii
Personal Bests
| Event (Yards) | Time | Meet |
|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | 20.73 |
2022 American Short Course Championships
|
| 100 Freestyle | 46.6 | '20-'21 Cal Poly Dual |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:37.01 (Relay Leadoff) | '21-'22 MPSF Championships |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:40.56 | '20-'21 Air Force, Wyoming |
| 50 Backstroke | 23.18 | '18-'19 MPSF Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | 49.87 | '18-'19 Mizzou Invite |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:45.99 | '20-'21 MPSF Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | 25.35 | '23-'24 FIU Sprint Invite |
| 100 Breaststroke | 55.73 | '23-'24 Denver Tri-Meet |
| 200 Breaststroke | 1:58.79 | '23-'24 Big 12 Championships |
| 100 Individual Medley | 52.33 | '22-'23 Intermountain Shootout |
| 200 Individual Medley | 1:46.30 |
2022 American Short Course Championships
|
| 400 Individual Medley | 3:49.09 | '20-'21 MPSF Championships |