Kingsley Bugarin

Australian Paralympic swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

FullnameKingsley Haldane Bugarin
Nickname
Biggles
Nationality Australia
Born (1968-08-03) 3 August 1968 (age 57)
Mount Lawley, Western Australia
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Kingsley Bugarin
After Rottnest channel swim 2005
Personal information
Full nameKingsley Haldane Bugarin
Nickname
Biggles
Nationality Australia
Born (1968-08-03) 3 August 1968 (age 57)
Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
WebsiteKingsleyBugarin.com.au
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, Individual Medley, Freestyle, Butterfly
ClubSwan Hills swimming club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta100m Breaststroke B2
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta200m Breaststroke B2
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta200m Individual Medley B2
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney100m Breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney200m Individual Medley SM12
Silver medal – second place1984 New York50m Freestyle B3
Silver medal – second place1984 New York50m Breaststroke B3
Silver medal – second place1992 Barcelona100m Breaststroke B2
Silver medal – second place1992 Barcelona200m Breaststroke B2
Silver medal – second place1992 Barcelona200m Individual Medley B2
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta100m Butterfly B2
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta100m Freestyle B2
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney400m Freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place1984 New York400m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul50m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul100m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul200m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona50m Freestyle B2
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta400m Freestyle B2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Assen200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place1994 Valletta100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1998 Madrid100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1998 Madrid200m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1998 Madrid200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place1998 Madrid100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place1990 Assen100m Breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1990 Assen200m Breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1994 Valletta50m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1986 Gothenburg100m Breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1990 Assen50m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1994 Valletta100m Freestyle
FESPIC games
Gold medal – first place1989 Kobe100m Backstroke
Gold medal – first place1989 Kobe200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place1989 Kobe100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1994 Beijing50m Freestyle
Gold medal – first place1994 Beijing200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place1994 Beijing100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1994 Beijing200m Breaststroke
British Telecom National Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place1999 Sheffield100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1999 Sheffield200m Individual Medley
Silver medal – second place1998 Sheffield100m Freestyle
Silver medal – second place1998 Sheffield100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place1999 Sheffield100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place1999 Sheffield400m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Sheffield50m Freestyle
German Open Disabled Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Braunschweig50m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1999 Braunschweig100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1999 Braunschweig200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place1999 Braunschweig400m Freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Braunschweig100m Butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1999 Braunschweig50m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Braunschweig100m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Braunschweig50m Butterfly
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold medal – first place1982 Perth5 Gold
Gold medal – first place1983 Brisbane3 Gold
Gold medal – first place1984 Melbourne1 Gold
Gold medal – first place1985 Canberra7 Gold
Gold medal – first place1986 Adelaide4 Gold
Gold medal – first place1988 Perth7 Gold
Gold medal – first place1989 Brisbane4 Gold
Gold medal – first place1990 Melbourne5 Gold
Gold medal – first place1992 Adelaide8 Gold
Gold medal – first place1993 Adelaide3 Gold
Gold medal – first place1994 Darwin3 Gold
Gold medal – first place1996 Sydney1 Gold
Gold medal – first place1997 Brisbane3 Gold
Gold medal – first place1998 Melbourne2 Gold
Gold medal – first place1999 Brisbane1 Gold
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney2 Gold
Silver medal – second place1983 Brisbane6 Silver
Silver medal – second place1984 Melbourne6 Silver
Silver medal – second place1985 Canberra1 Silver
Silver medal – second place1986 Adelaide3 Silver
Silver medal – second place1997 Brisbane3 Silver
Silver medal – second place1999 Brisbane2 Silver
Bronze medal – third place1996 Sydney1 Bronze
Bronze medal – third place1998 Melbourne2 Bronze
Bronze medal – third place1999 Brisbane1 Bronze
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney1 Bronze
WESTERN AUSTRALIA STATE OPEN WATER
Gold medal – first place2008/09 round 3o/35 2.5km
Silver medal – second place2007/08 round 3o/35 2.5km
Silver medal – second place2009/10 round 1o/35 2.5km
Silver medal – second place2009/10 round 3o/35 5km
Silver medal – second place2010/11 round 4o/35 5km
Silver medal – second place2012/13 round 4o/35 5km
Bronze medal – third place2011/12 round 4o/35 5km
Close
Australian S12 swimmer Kingsley Bugarin swims breaststroke at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

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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