Alfredo Machado
Alfredo Carlos Botelho Machado was an international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed at one Summer Olympics for his native country.
He began swimming for Fluminense [Football Club|Fluminense] and then moved to Clube [de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo].
He was at the 1971 [Pan American Games], in Cali, where he won a bronze medal in the Swimming at the [1971 Pan American Games - Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200-metre freestyle], breaking the South American record. He also finished 5th in the Swimming at the [1971 Pan American Games - Men's 400 metre freestyle|400-metre freestyle], 5th in the Swimming at the 1971 Pan [American Games - Men's 400 metre individual medley|400-metre individual medley], 7th in the Swimming at the 1971 Pan American [Games - Men's 200 metre freestyle|200-metre freestyle] and 8th in the Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games - Men's [1500 metre freestyle|1500-metre freestyle].
At the Swimming at the 1972 [Summer Olympics|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. He broke the Brazilian record in the 1500-metre freestyle in Munich.
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.
He died at age 59.