▁in ▁s print ▁fre est yle ▁events , ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁professional ▁model ▁based ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Ser eme ▁competed ▁for ▁M ali ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁ticket ▁from ▁F IN A , ▁under ▁a ▁Univers ality ▁program , ▁with ▁an ▁entry ▁time ▁of ▁ 3 3 . 1 0 . ▁He ▁challeng ed ▁six ▁other ▁sw imm ers ▁in ▁heat ▁one , ▁including ▁ 1 6 - year - olds ▁W ael ▁Gh ass an ▁of ▁Q atar ▁and ▁Hass an ▁M ub ah ▁of ▁the ▁M ald ives . ▁D iving ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁ 0 . 8 6 - second ▁def ic it , ▁Ser eme ▁sc orch ed ▁the ▁field ▁to ▁over ha ul ▁a ▁thirty - second ▁bar rier ▁and ▁post ▁a ▁sixth - se eded ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 9 . 6 9 , ▁sufficiently ▁enough ▁for ▁his ▁lifetime ▁best . ▁Ser eme ▁failed ▁to ▁advance ▁into ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁as ▁he ▁placed ▁sevent y - third ▁overall ▁out ▁of ▁ 8 0 ▁sw imm ers ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim s . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁Ser eme ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁to ▁purs ue ▁other ▁opportun ities ▁available ▁in ▁Australia . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁final ists ▁in ▁Seven ▁Network ' s ▁reality ▁television ▁show ▁series ▁Make ▁Me ▁a