Kingsley Bugarin

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Kingsley Bugarin
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After Rottnest channel swim 2005
Personal information
Full nameKingsley Haldane Bugarin
Nickname(s)Biggles
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1968-08-03) 3 August 1968 (age 54)
Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Website KingsleyBugarin.com.au
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, Individual Medley, Freestyle, Butterfly
Club Swan Hills swimming club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 100m Breaststroke B2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 200m Breaststroke B2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 200m Individual Medley B2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney 100m Breaststroke SB12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney 200m Individual Medley SM12
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 New York 50m Freestyle B3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 New York 50m Breaststroke B3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 100m Breaststroke B2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 200m Breaststroke B2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 200m Individual Medley B2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 100m Butterfly B2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 100m Freestyle B2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 400m Freestyle S12
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 New York 400m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul 50m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul 100m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul 200m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 50m Freestyle B2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 400m Freestyle B2
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Assen 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Valletta 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Madrid 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Madrid 200m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Madrid 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Madrid 100m Butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Assen 100m Breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Assen 200m Breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Valletta 50m Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Gothenburg100m Breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Assen50m Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Valletta 100m Freestyle
FESPIC games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Kobe 100m Backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Kobe 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Kobe 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Beijing 50m Freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Beijing 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Beijing 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Beijing 200m Breaststroke
British Telecom National Swimming Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Sheffield 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Sheffield 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Sheffield 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Sheffield 200m Individual Medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Sheffield 100m Freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Sheffield 100m Butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Sheffield 100m Butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Sheffield 400m Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Sheffield 50m Freestyle
German Open Disabled Swimming Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Braunschweig 50m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Braunschweig 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Braunschweig 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Braunschweig 400m Freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Braunschweig 100m Butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Braunschweig 50m Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Braunschweig 100m Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Braunschweig 50m Butterfly
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Perth 5 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Brisbane 3 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Melbourne 1 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Canberra 7 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Adelaide 4 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Perth 7 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Brisbane 4 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Melbourne 5 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Adelaide 8 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Adelaide 3 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Darwin 3 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Sydney 1 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Brisbane 3 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Melbourne 2 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Brisbane 1 Gold
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney 2 Gold
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Brisbane 6 Silver
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Melbourne 6 Silver
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Canberra 1 Silver
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Adelaide 3 Silver
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Brisbane 3 Silver
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Brisbane 2 Silver
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Sydney 1 Bronze
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Melbourne 2 Bronze
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Brisbane 1 Bronze
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney 1 Bronze
WESTERN AUSTRALIA STATE OPEN WATER
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008/09 round 3 o/35 2.5km
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007/08 round 3 o/35 2.5km
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009/10 round 1 o/35 2.5km
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009/10 round 3 o/35 5km
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010/11 round 4 o/35 5km
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012/13 round 4 o/35 5km
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011/12 round 4 o/35 5km
Australian S12 swimmer Kingsley Bugarin swims breaststroke at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games 32 ACPS Atlanta 1996 Swimming Kingsley Bugarin.jpg
Australian S12 swimmer Kingsley Bugarin swims breaststroke at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

Kingsley Haldane Bugarin, OAM [1] (born 3 August 1968) [2] is an Australian Paralympic and vision impaired swimmer. He competed in five consecutive Summer Paralympics from 1984 to 2000, winning a total of five gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals. [3] He held the Australian record for the highest Paralympic medal count until it was surpassed in 2012 by Matthew Cowdrey. [4]

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Personal

He was born 3 August 1968 in Mount Lawley, Western Australia. He attended La Salle College, Perth. [5] Bugarin married Indonesian triathlete Yanti Ardie during the SunSmart IRONMAN at Busselton, Western Australia in December 2014. [6] Bugarin works as an information technology consultant. [7]

Swimming

Before his swimming career, Bugarin competed in track and field. At the age of 14, he took up competitive swimming training at Swan Hills Swimming Club in Midvale, Western Australia.

As a 16-year-old at the 1984 New York Paralympics, he won two silver medals and a bronze medal. He followed this up with three bronze medals at 1988 Seoul Paralympics. [3]

At the 1990 IPC Swimming Championships in Assen, he won one gold, two silver and won bronze medal. This was followed up with three silver medals and one bronze medal at 1992 Barcelona. At the 1994 IPC Swimming Championships in Valenta, he won one gold, two silver and one bronze medals.

At the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, he had his most successful Paralympics winning three gold, two silver and one bronze medals. [3] He won four gold medals at 1999 IPC Swimming World Championships in Madrid.

During the late 1990s in the lead up to the Sydney Paralympics Bugarin moved to Claremont Uni Swimming Club to train with Matt Brown at the UWA Aquatic Centre and then called, Challenge Stadium.

At his final Paralympics, he won two gold and one silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. [3]

At the end of his career, Bugarin's overall international medal tally shows a total of 32 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 13 bronze medals. [8] Over the duration of his career, Bugarin has won a total of 155 medals in competitions ranging from National Championships to Paralympic Games.

As of May 2019, Bugarin holds the world record for the 200 m breaststroke in class S12 with a time of 2:34.08 which he set on 19 October 1999 in Perth. [9]

Bugarin is officially retired from high level competition but still trains and competes in open water swimming and triathlon events. [10]

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1997 to 1999 in swimming. [11]

Achievements

In 1997, he received the Order of Australia (OAM) in recognition of service to sport as a gold medallist at the Atlanta Paralympic Games 1996. [12]

In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal. [13]

In 2008 he was inducted into the Western Australian Swimming Association Hall of Fame. [14]

In 2019, he was made a Legend of the Western Australian Swimming Association Hall of Fame. He was the third swimmer to be made a Legend. [15]

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