ist ▁at ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Games ▁( 1 9 9 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 ), ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁C yp ri ot ▁record ▁holder ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Michael ides ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁Olymp ians ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁major ▁pione ers ▁of ▁The ▁Race ▁Club ▁in ▁Islam or ada , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Michael ides ▁attended ▁on ▁an ▁athlet ic ▁scholar ship ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁in ▁T us cal o osa , ▁Alabama , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Alabama ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁sw imming ▁and ▁div ing ▁team ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁J ont y ▁Sk inner . ▁While ▁sw imming ▁for ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide , ▁Michael ides ▁received ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nine ▁All - American ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁fre est yle ▁and ▁med ley ▁rel ays ▁before ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Sw imming ▁and ▁D iving ▁Championships , ▁he ▁helped ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁to ▁pull ▁off ▁a ▁sixth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - yard ▁med ley ▁relay ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 2 8 . 3 4 . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Michael ides ▁made ▁his ▁official ▁world wide ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9