Alejandro Luis Alvizuri Mack (born April 18, 1968) is a retired backstroke

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from Peru, who represented his native country in three consecutive

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, starting in

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( Los Angeles, California). His biggest success was winning the bronze medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the

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. Alvizuri has a long history of accomplishments in South American Championships and Games. Between 1983 and 1992, Alejandro earned a total of 14 South American Championship medals, from which he has won gold five times. While a varsity swimmer at the University of Michigan, Alejandro became a four-time All American, and a four-time Letter winner at Michigan. He is also a former U of M and Big Ten record holder in several events, being co-captain of the Michigan team his senior year. At the

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, he set for the last time Peru Records in the 100 and 200 backstrokes (57.72 and 2:03.10). As of 2012, both are still the national records.

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1968 births Living people Peruvian male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Peru Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru Pan American Games medalists in swimming Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Peruvian people {{Peru-swimming-bio-stub