Miroslav Machovič

Miroslav Machovič (born March 21, 1976) is a Slovak former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[2] He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a former Slovak record holder in 50, 100, and 200 m backstroke.[3] During his sporting career, Machovic also trained for STU Trnava and Dukla Banska Bystrica under his coaches Ladislav Hlavatý, Jiřī Walter .[1]

Miroslav Machovič
Personal information
Full nameMiroslav Machovič
National team Slovakia
Born (1976-03-21) 21 March 1976
Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSTU Trnava
CoachLadislav Hlavatý, Jiřī Walter[1]

Machovic's Olympic debut came at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he failed to reach the top 16 final in any of his individual events, finishing thirty-third in the 100 m backstroke (57.78), and nineteenth in the 200 m backstroke (2:04.15).[4][5]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Machovic competed again in a backstroke double. He posted FINA B-standards of 56.63 (100 m backstroke) and 2:01.72 (200 m backstroke) from the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[6][7][8] On the second day of the Games, Machovic placed twenty-eighth in the 100 m backstroke. Swimming in heat four, he shared a fourth seed with Portugal's Nuno Laurentino in a matching time of 56.95.[9][10] Three days later, in the 200 m backstroke, Machovic challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Austria's 18-year-old Markus Rogan, who later earned a silver in Athens four years later. He came up short in sixth place and thirty-first overall at 2:04.73, exactly three seconds off his Slovak record and entry time.[11]

References
  1. "Tréner plavcov Róbert Pastierik je spokojný s prípravou" [Swimming trainer Róbert Pastierik is satisfied with the preparation] (in Slovak). SME. 20 November 1996. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miroslav Machovič". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  3. "Na VCS v plávaní tri rekordy mítingu, Machovič na 50 m znak prvýkrát pod 27 sekúnd" [Three swimming meet records in Slovakia Grand Prix, Machovič finished under 27 seconds for the first time in the 50m backstroke] (in Slovak). SME. 28 June 1999. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 3" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. "Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. "Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  8. "Moravcová strieborná, Machovič ôsmy" [Silver for Moravcová, eighth for Machovič] (in Slovak). SME. 8 July 2000. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  9. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 275. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  10. "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  11. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 284. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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