 michael steward heath (born april 9, 1964) is an american former competition swimmer and two-time olympic gold medalist. == early years == heath was born in mcallen, texas.sports-reference.com, olympic sports, mike heath. retrieved june 8, 2010. he is the son of edward w. heath and elizabeth c. heath, and is the youngest of four children. == college career == heath received an athletic scholarship to attend the university of florida in gainesville, florida, where he swam for coach randy reese's florida gators swimming and diving team in national collegiate athletic association (ncaa) competition from 1983 to 1986. he was a member of the gators' 1983 and 1984 ncaa men's championship teams. as a gator swimmer, he won four ncaa titles and received nineteen all-american honors. heath graduated from the university of florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science in 1988, and was inducted into the university of florida athletic hall of fame as a "gator great" in 1996.f club, hall of fame, [http://www.gatorfcl
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