of discrimination against deaf and hearing-impaired swimmers. While other swimming organizations used hand signals to accommodate those who are hearing-impaired, USA Swimming did not. Titus, backed up by U.S. Deaf Swimming and USA Deaf Sports Federation, finally got USA Swimming to reverse this decision in July 2012 . Without hand signals, deaf swimmers are at a real disadvantage. Deaf swimmers need these to hear the referee’ instructions to step up to the starting blocks, take their marks before starting, or even hear the buzzer to dive. In a sport where every millisecond is important, having to look at other swimmers to know when to go can really ruin a race. Awards Titus is a 100 breaststroke recorder holder at his university. He placed third in 100m breast at the 2009 ConocoPhillips National Championship as well as fourth in the same event the following year. The last year he competed he got third in the 100m breast at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championship. In the 2011 Deaflympics, Titus broke the world record by beating his own record. He was named Swimmer of the Meet when he won five individual gold medals as well as silver and bronze medal at the International Deaf Swimming Competition. Marcus Titus was also in the Mexico Pan American Games in 2011 and won a silver medal in 4x100 medley relay and a bronze medal in 100m breaststroke. In 2012, he almost made it into the Olympic Roster by eight tenths of a second in the 100 breast stroke. The USDS Team took 19 Swimmers to World Deaf Swimming Championships in Coimbra, Portugal. The team brought back a total of 22 medals (11 Gold, 4 Silver, and 7 Bronze). The USDS (United States Deaf Swim) Team was named 2011 World Deaf Swimming Champions. Titus gained the title "Swimmer of the Meet" after winning five individual gold medals and one individual bronze at the 2011 World Deaf Championships in Portugal. He also won a silver medal and two bronze medals in the relay events. At this meet alone, Titus set deaf world records in the 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, and 100m freestyle. Titus assisted as a coach in Deaflympics and helped the USA Deaflympic team win eighteen new American records and two new world records in the August 2013 Deaflympic Games in Sofia, Bulgaria. The team, made up of eleven swimmers, triumphed with two gold medals, a silver