Kingsley Bugarin

Kingsley Bugarin
After Rottnest channel swim 2005
Personal information
Full nameKingsley Haldane Bugarin
NicknameBiggles
Nationality Australia
Born (1968-08-03) 3 August 1968 (age 56)
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 place 1996 Atlanta 100m Breaststroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 200m Breaststroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 200m Individual Medley B2
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100m Breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 200m Individual Medley SM12
Silver medal – second place 1984 New York 50m Freestyle B3
Silver medal – second place 1984 New York 50m Breaststroke B3
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100m Breaststroke B2
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 200m Breaststroke B2
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 200m Individual Medley B2
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100m Butterfly B2
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100m Freestyle B2
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 400m Freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York 400m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 50m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 100m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 200m Breaststroke B3
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 50m Freestyle B2
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 400m Freestyle B2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Assen 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place 1994 Valletta 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1998 Madrid 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1998 Madrid 200m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1998 Madrid 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place 1998 Madrid 100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1990 Assen 100m Breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1990 Assen 200m Breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1994 Valletta 50m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Gothenburg 100m Breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Assen 50m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Valletta 100m Freestyle
FESPIC games
Gold medal – first place 1989 Kobe 100m Backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1989 Kobe 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place 1989 Kobe 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1994 Beijing 50m Freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1994 Beijing 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place 1994 Beijing 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1994 Beijing 200m Breaststroke
British Telecom National Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sheffield 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sheffield 200m Individual Medley
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 100m Freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sheffield 100m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sheffield 400m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sheffield 50m Freestyle
German Open Disabled Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Braunschweig 50m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1999 Braunschweig 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1999 Braunschweig 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Braunschweig 400m Freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Braunschweig 100m Butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Braunschweig 50m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Braunschweig 100m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Braunschweig 50m Butterfly
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold medal – first place 1982 Perth 5 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1983 Brisbane 3 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1984 Melbourne 1 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1985 Canberra 7 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1986 Adelaide 4 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1988 Perth 7 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1989 Brisbane 4 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1990 Melbourne 5 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1992 Adelaide 8 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1993 Adelaide 3 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1994 Darwin 3 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1996 Sydney 1 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brisbane 3 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1998 Melbourne 2 Gold
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane 1 Gold
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 2 Gold
Silver medal – second place 1983 Brisbane 6 Silver
Silver medal – second place 1984 Melbourne 6 Silver
Silver medal – second place 1985 Canberra 1 Silver
Silver medal – second place 1986 Adelaide 3 Silver
Silver medal – second place 1997 Brisbane 3 Silver
Silver medal – second place 1999 Brisbane 2 Silver
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Sydney 1 Bronze
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Melbourne 2 Bronze
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Brisbane 1 Bronze
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 1 Bronze
WESTERN AUSTRALIA STATE OPEN WATER
Gold medal – first place 2008/09 round 3 o/35 2.5km
Silver medal – second place 2007/08 round 3 o/35 2.5km
Silver medal – second place 2009/10 round 1 o/35 2.5km
Silver medal – second place 2009/10 round 3 o/35 5km
Silver medal – second place 2010/11 round 4 o/35 5km
Silver medal – second place 2012/13 round 4 o/35 5km
Bronze medal – third place 2011/12 round 4 o/35 5km
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]

  1. ^ "Bugarin, Kingsley Haldane, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ^ Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996. p. 70.
  3. ^ "Kingsley Bugarin". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. ^ Foreman, Glenn (6 September 2012). "Matt Cowdrey becomes Australia's greatest Paralympian with 11th gold medal". News Limited Network. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.