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

Backstroke

The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...

 swimmer

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 from Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984

Peru at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Peru competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.- Silver:* Francisco Boza — Shooting, Men's Trap-Athletics:Men's 5,000 metres* Roger Soler* Heat — 14:28.26 Women's Marathon...

 (Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

). His biggest success was winning the bronze medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the 1987 Pan American Games

1987 Pan American Games

The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 7 August to 23 August 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas competed in 30 sports earning...

. He currently works at Mark T. Skinner Elementary in Chicago, Illinois.

At the 1992 Olympics

Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 31 swimming events were contested. There was a total of 641 participants from 92 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals....

, he set the Peru Records in the 100 and 200 backstrokes (57.72 and 2:03.10). As of the end of 2009, both are still the national records.