Miroslav Machovič (born March 21, 1976) is a Slovak former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.

[3] During his sporting career, Machovic also trained for STU Trnava and Dukla Banska Bystrica under his coaches Ladislav Hlavatý, Jiřī Walter .

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.