is , ▁the ▁tall est ▁sw immer ▁at ▁the ▁Games . ▁Michael ides ▁to pp led ▁a ▁new ▁C yp ri ot ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 3 . 0 5 ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁a ▁third ▁seed ▁in ▁his ▁heat , ▁finishing ▁behind ▁winner ▁Vol yn ets ▁by ▁almost ▁half ▁the ▁body ▁length . ▁Michael ides ▁failed ▁to ▁advance ▁into ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁as ▁he ▁placed ▁twenty - se vent h ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim s . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁England , ▁Michael ides ▁missed ▁the ▁top ▁ 8 ▁final ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle , ▁finishing ▁his ▁semif inal ▁run ▁in ▁tw elf th ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 3 . 6 6 . ▁He ▁also ▁placed ▁fifth , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁team m ates ▁Ch rys anth os ▁Pap ach rys anth ou , ▁Alexand ros ▁Ar esti , ▁and ▁Dem et rios ▁Dem et ri ou , ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle ▁relay ▁( 3 : 2 7 . 8 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Michael ides ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁Olymp ians ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁The ▁Race ▁Club , ▁a ▁sw imming ▁club ▁founded ▁by ▁Olympic ▁champion ▁Gary ▁Hall ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁Gary ▁Hall ▁Sr ., ▁located ▁in ▁Islam or ada , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Life ▁after ▁sw imming ▁A ▁year ▁after