Michael "Mickey" Halika (; born November 11, 1978 in Jerusalem) is a former Israeli swimmer. Swimming career Despite being of Israeli nationality he won the 400 metres medley titles in 1996 and 1999 at the ASA National British Championships. At the 1997 Maccabiah Games, he won gold medals in 800 m freestyle and 400 m medley in the juniors. He competed in three events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as a member of the Israeli swimming team. In 2000 in Athens he won a bronze medal in the 400 IM at the FINA Short Course World Championships. In 2003 he won bronze in the 400 IM at the Summer Universiade in South Korea. At the 2005 Maccabiah Games, he won a gold medal in the 400 m medley, setting a Maccabiah record. At the 2009 Maccabiah Games, he won a gold medal in the 200 m individual medley. References External links 1978 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Israel Male medley swimmers Male butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Jewish swimmers Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 1997 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games Sportspeople from Jerusalem Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for Israel Universiade bronze medalists for Israel Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade 21st-century Israeli people