Rex Aubrey

Rex Aubrey, an Australian swimming champion who entered Yale with the Class of 1957 but graduated with us, died April 20, 2021 in West Bloomfield, Michigan. He was one of the great stars of the unbeatable Bob Kiphuth swim team, winning Olympic medals and NCAA championships and setting British Empire records. He spent his entire working career as athletic director of the Detroit Athletic Club. He was an extraordinarily handsome and raffish character who turned down offers to act in Hollywood.