Alejandro Alvizuri Athlete
Alejandro Luis Alvizuri Mack (born April 18, 1968) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Peru, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His biggest success was winning the bronze medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the 1987 Pan American Games. However, he 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. In regards to his performances while a varsity swimmer at The University of Michigan, Alejandro was proud to represent his Alma Mater well. He 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 1992 Olympics, he set for the last timePeru Records in the 100 and 200 backstrokes . As of 2012, both are still the national records. After his swimming career and studies at Michigan, he received a Bachelor's degree in Communications. A few years later, he moved to the city of Chicago and received a Masters of Arts in Teaching degrees. He currently works at Mark T. Skinner Elementary in Chicago, Illinois.