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Rex Tullius

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Rex Tullius
Personal information
BornRexford Tullius
(1987-03-10) March 10, 1987 (age 39)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamFlorida Gators[1]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara4x200m freestyle relay
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen200m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen4x100m medley relay

Rexford Tullius (born March 10, 1987) is a swimmer from Port Orange, Florida. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the United States Virgin Islands in the men's 200 metre backstroke; his time of 1:59.14 in the heats did not qualify him for the semifinals.[2][3]

Biography

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Rexford Tullius was born on March 10, 1987.[4] He attended Spruce Creek High School.[5]

Affiliation change

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After moving on from swimming and earning a master's degree in construction management at the University of Florida, Tullius began working for a property development company at Saint John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. After a friend suggested it to him, Tullius discovered he met the requirements to compete for the Islands, so he began training for international competition again.[5]

Return to international competition

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In his international debut competing for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Tullius won both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events at the 2015 Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships, breaking the 100 m competition record.[5] Later in the season, he competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, where he finished 37th with a time of 55.88 in the 100 m backstroke and 26th in the 200 m backstroke with 2:01.22, not progressing out of the heats in either event.[6][7] Both of these times were U.S. Virgin Islands records.[5][8]

Having swum times fast enough to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Tullius temporarily moved to Singapore to train with other Olympic qualifiers prior to the Games.[5] At the Games, Tullius competed in the 200 m backstroke, where he swam a national record of 1:59.14 to finish 20th in the heats, which was not fast enough to progress to the semifinals.[9][8] On competing at the Olympics, Tullius said: "It’s one of those few experiences a person can look forward to where almost every human emotion can be felt and decades worth of work can be put to the test."[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Rex Tullius - Men's Swimming & Diving". Florida Gators.
  2. ↑ "Rexford Tullius". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Men's 200m Backstroke - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rexford TULLIUS | Profile | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Spruce Creek product Rex Tullius fulfills Olympic dream via U.S. Virgin Islands". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. February 14, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. February 14, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "U.S. Virgin Islands records" (XLSX). World Aquatics. Archived from the original on June 11, 2026. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Olympedia – 200 metres Backstroke, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
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