Trivia

Participating in his first Olympics the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Borges won the silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 49.43 seconds, a South American record, losing the gold to Alexander Popov. There was a delay after the end of the event as a result of a malfunction in Borges lane timer, requiring an official judge's review of video recordings to verify Borge's second place finish. Borges even overcame his idol, Matt Biondi, to win the silver medal.