Tama Tuitama
Individual Medley
Ht
6'
1"
Class
Senior Graduate
Hometown
Las Vegas, 
Nevada
Last School
Legacy High School
Roster Years
2018-2024


Personal

  • Parents are Fa'afoi & Shauna Tuitama
  • 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)
  • Won the Thursday Night Live scholarship in Las Vegas
  • Eagle Scout
  • Nevada state Cup Stacking Champion

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Legacy High School under coach Marcus Meadow
  • Club: Team Rebel Aquatics under coach Lorena Diaconescu
  • Broke multiple Nevada state records
  • State champion
  • Also recruited by Arizona 

Personal Bests

Event (Yards) Time Meet
50-yard freestyle 20.73 '21-'22 American Short Course Championships
100-yard freestyle 46.60 '20-'21 Cal Poly Dual
100-yard IM 52.33 '21-'22 Intermountain Shootout
100-yard breaststroke 56.50 '22-'23 Denver Dual
100-yard backstroke 49.87 '18-'19 Mizzou Invite
200-yard backstroke 1:45.99 '20-'21 MPSF Championships
200-yard freestyle 1:39.00 '18-'19 MPSF Championships
200-yard breaststroke 2:00.23 '20-'21 Speedo Sectionals - St. George
200-yard IM 1:46.30 '21-'22 American Short Course Championships
400-yard IM 3:49.09 '20-'21 MPSF Championships
500-yard freestyle 4:40.56 '20-'21 Air Force/Wyoming Meet

Career Results 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2018-2019

Notable Achievements

  • Placed first in the 400-yard IM during the Intermountain Shootout (4:04.07)
  • Placed first in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle against Colorado Mesa
  • Named MPSF/TYR Athlete of the Week (Oct.10)
  • Placed first in the 200-yard IM at the Liberty Invite
  • Contributed to the first-place 4x100 medley relay team during the Liberty Invite
  • Placed in the top-10 in the 200 and 400-yard IM, and the 100-yard backstroke at the Mizzou Invite
  • Earned a personal best and BYU's 4th best all-time record in the 400-yard IM at the MPSF championship's (3:51.37)
  • Had several career-best times at the MPSF championship's
  • Earned First-Team All-MPSF in the 400-yard IM
  • Earned Second-Team All-MPSF in the 200-yard IM and 200-yard backstroke

Season Bests

Event (Yards) Time Meet
100-yard backstroke 49.87 Mizzou Invite
200-yard backstroke 1:46.52 MPSF Championships
200-yard freestyle 1:39.00 MPSF Championships
200-yard breaststroke 2:09.06 Intermountain Shootout
200-yard IM 1:48.19 MPSF Championships
400-yard IM 3:51.37 MPSF Championships
500-yard freestyle 4:45.22 CMU Dual
Sophmore Year 2021-2022

 

Event (Yards) Time Meet
50-yard freestyle 20.73 American Short Course Championships
100-yard IM 52.33 Intermountain Shootout
100-yard backstroke 51.65 UNLV/Utah Meet
200-yard backstroke 1:47.21 MPSF Championships
200-yard freestyle 1:42.46 CMU Dual
200-yard IM 1:46.30 American Short Course Championships
400-yard IM 3:52.23 MPSF Championships
500-yard freestyle 4:44.41 Intermountain Shootout
Junior Year 2022-2023

Notable Achievements

Season Bests

Event (Yards) Time Meet
100-yard breaststroke 56.50 Denver Dual
100-yard backstroke 52.49 USAFA Winter Invite
200-yard backstroke 1:47.73 MPSF Championships
200-yard freestyle 1:42.98 Utah Dual
200-yard breaststroke 2:05.45 Intermountain Shootout
200-yard IM 1:46.81 Mizzou Invite
400-yard IM 3:51.04 MPSF Championships

 

Senior Year 2023-2024

 

 

Graduate Year 2023-2024

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

2020-2021

Notable Achievements 

Season Bests

Event (Yards) Time Meet
100-yard backstroke 50.40 Utah Tech Dual
100-yard freestyle 46.60 Cal Poly Dual
200-yard freestyle 1:39.93 Cal Poly Dual
200-yard breaststroke 2:00.23 2021 Speedo Sectionals - St. George
200-yard backstroke 1:45.99 MPSF Championships
200-yard IM 1:46.72 MPSF Championships
400-yard IM 3:49.09 MPSF Championships
500-yard freestyle 4:40.56 Air Force/Wyoming Meet