Alfredo Machado

Alfredo Carlos Botelho Machado (June 3, 1953 – September 25, 2012) was an international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[2]

Alfredo Machado
Personal information
Full nameAlfredo Carlos Botelho Machado
Nickname(s)Fadola [1]
NationalityBrazilian
Born(1953-06-03)3 June 1953
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died25 September 2012(2012-09-25) (aged 59)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

He began swimming for Fluminense and then moved to Flamengo.[1]

He was at the 1971 Pan American Games, in Cali, where he won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle,[3] breaking the South American record.[4] He also finished 5th in the 400-metre freestyle, 5th in the 400-metre individual medley (breaking the Brazilian record with a time of 4:54.7),[5] 7th in the 200-metre freestyle[6] and 8th in the 1500-metre freestyle.[7]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, he swam the 200-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, 1500-metre freestyle, and the 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2] He broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle in Munich. [8]

At the 1973 Summer Universiade, in Moscow, Machado won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with José Namorado, James Huxley Adams and José Aranha.[9][10]

He died at age 59.[1]

References
  1. "Note of death". CBDA (in Portuguese). September 25, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  2. "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  3. "Brazil medals at 1971 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  4. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 10, 1971, Morning, General, page 24". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  5. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 9, 1971, Evening, General, page 42". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 7, 1971, Morning, General, page 17". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. "O GLOBO News Archive - August 11, 1971, Morning, General, page 20". O GLOBO. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  8. "Historical progression of Brazilian record of 1500-metre freestyle". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). April 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  9. "HISTORY OF BRAZIL'S MEDALS IN UNIVERSIADES". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  10. O GLOBO News Archive - September 7, 1973, Morning, General, page 33
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