breaststroke with a time of 1:05.14. Titus was named High School All-American as a senior. Titus attend the University of Arizona and got his degree in deaf studies/special education. His college swim coach nicknamed him Marcus Aurelius because his name sounded very Roman. Titus also gained the title of a multiple All-American in breaststroke and in medley relay events, placing second in the 2008 NCAAs. Swimming career Marcus Titus's swimming career began when he first decided to join his high school swim team at Flowing Wells. He continued swimming throughout all of high school career and eventually continued on with it throughout college when he attended the University of Arizona. He is the Arizona State University and University of Arizona 1000 yard breaststroke record holder. With the help of his coach, Frank Busch, Titus made the USA National team three years in a row gaining him recognition. During the Pan American Games, Titus won his medal in the 100-meter breaststroke in Guadalajara, earning his first ever medal it an international competition. This along with all the other big events he has attended and placed well, such as NCAA's, US Open, and the Olympic trials has helped to make him one of the most renowned deaf swimmers in United States. At Arizona State University in 2006, Titus acquired a personal best time of 54.28 in the 100m breast at the Pac-10 Championships, setting a new school record. He also finished 10th in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:00.58 and 6th in the 100m breaststroke in the 2005, and at the Texas Invitational with a time of 54.77. Titus also gained the title of a multiple All-American in breaststroke and in medley relay events, placing second in the 2008 NCAAs. Titus originally attempted to make the USA Olympic team in the 2008 Olympic trials in Beijing but fell short. Hoping to make it in the 2012 Olympic trials, Titus competed in the Pan American Games, in Guadalajara, Mexico, to help prepare. He needed to make improvements in his stroke technique to allow for less drag. In the 2012 Olympic trials, Titus posted a time of 1:00:49 in breaststroke, coming in eighth place, just barely missing making the Olympic team by .79 of a second. From his first attempt at the Olympic trials in 2008, Titus shaved off 1.18 seconds off his time in the 2012 Olympic trials. . After this,