Kingsley Bugarin

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]

Kingsley Bugarin

After Rottnest channel swim 2005
Personal information
Full name	Kingsley Haldane Bugarin
Nickname(s)	Biggles
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1968-08-03) 3 August 1968 Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 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  Australia INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta 100m Breaststroke B2 1996 Atlanta 200m Breaststroke B2 1996 Atlanta 200m Individual Medley B2 2000 Sydney 100m Breaststroke SB12 2000 Sydney 200m Individual Medley SM12 1984 New York 50m Freestyle B3 1984 New York 50m Breaststroke B3 1992 Barcelona 100m Breaststroke B2 1992 Barcelona 200m Breaststroke B2 1992 Barcelona 200m Individual Medley B2 1996 Atlanta 100m Butterfly B2 1996 Atlanta 100m Freestyle B2 2000 Sydney 400m Freestyle S12 1984 New York 400m Breaststroke B3 1988 Seoul 50m Breaststroke B3 1988 Seoul 100m Breaststroke B3 1988 Seoul 200m Breaststroke B3 1992 Barcelona 50m Freestyle B2 1996 Atlanta 400m Freestyle B2 World Championships 1990 Assen 200m Individual Medley 1994 Valletta 100m Breaststroke 1998 Madrid 100m Breaststroke 1998 Madrid 200m Breaststroke 1998 Madrid 200m Individual Medley 1998 Madrid 100m Butterfly 1990 Assen 100m Breaststroke 1990 Assen 200m Breaststroke 1994 Valletta 50m Freestyle 1986 Gothenburg 100m Breaststroke 1990 Assen 50m Freestyle 1994 Valletta 100m Freestyle FESPIC games 1989 Kobe 100m Backstroke 1989 Kobe 200m Individual Medley 1989 Kobe 100m Breaststroke 1994 Beijing 50m Freestyle 1994 Beijing 200m Individual Medley 1994 Beijing 100m Breaststroke 1994 Beijing 200m Breaststroke British Telecom National Swimming Championships 1998 Sheffield 100m Breaststroke 1998 Sheffield 200m Individual Medley 1999 Sheffield 100m Breaststroke 1999 Sheffield 200m Individual Medley 1998 Sheffield 100m Freestyle 1998 Sheffield 100m Butterfly 1999 Sheffield 100m Butterfly 1999 Sheffield 400m Freestyle 1999 Sheffield 50m Freestyle German Open Disabled Swimming Championships 1999 Braunschweig 50m Breaststroke 1999 Braunschweig 100m Breaststroke 1999 Braunschweig 200m Individual Medley 1999 Braunschweig 400m Freestyle 1999 Braunschweig 100m Butterfly 1999 Braunschweig 50m Freestyle 1999 Braunschweig 100m Freestyle 1999 Braunschweig 50m Butterfly NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1982 Perth 5 Gold 1983 Brisbane 3 Gold 1984 Melbourne 1 Gold 1985 Canberra 7 Gold 1986 Adelaide 4 Gold 1988 Perth 7 Gold 1989 Brisbane 4 Gold 1990 Melbourne 5 Gold 1992 Adelaide 8 Gold 1993 Adelaide 3 Gold 1994 Darwin 3 Gold 1996 Sydney 1 Gold 1997 Brisbane 3 Gold 1998 Melbourne 2 Gold 1999 Brisbane 1 Gold 2000 Sydney 2 Gold 1983 Brisbane 6 Silver 1984 Melbourne 6 Silver 1985 Canberra 1 Silver 1986 Adelaide 3 Silver 1997 Brisbane 3 Silver 1999 Brisbane 2 Silver 1996 Sydney 1 Bronze 1998 Melbourne 2 Bronze 1999 Brisbane 1 Bronze 2000 Sydney 1 Bronze WESTERN AUSTRALIA STATE OPEN WATER 2008/09 round 3 o/35 2.5km 2007/08 round 3 o/35 2.5km 2009/10 round 1 o/35 2.5km 2009/10 round 3 o/35 5km 2010/11 round 4 o/35 5km 2012/13 round 4 o/35 5km 2011/12 round 4 o/35 5km

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]

References

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. Results for kingsley bugarin from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
4. Foreman, Glenn (6 September 2012). "Matt Cowdrey becomes Australia's greatest Paralympian with 11th gold medal". News Limited Network. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
5. "Hall of Excellene 2008 Inductees" (PDF). La Salle College Website. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
6. Hoy, Daniel (29 November 2014). "IRONMAN Couple Run For Life". Retrieved 28 July 2017.
7. "Wedding bells sound for Busselton Ironman competitors". Busselton Mail. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
8. OAM, Kingsley Bugarin. "medal tally". kingsleybugarin.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
9. "World Records - World Para Swimming". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
10. "OWS Round 8 - Cottesloe Series Points" (PDF). Swimming WA. p. 1.
11. Nihil, G. (2006). Australian Institute of Sport : celebrating excellence. Focus Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 1-921156-16-3.
12. "Kingsley Bugarin". It's An Honour. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
13. "Bugarin, Kingsley: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
14. "Swimming WA annual report 2007/08" (PDF). Swimming WA. p. 25.
15. "Kingsley Bugarin OAM" (PDF). Swimming Western Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

External links

• Kingsley Bugarin's official website
• Results for bugarin from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
• The Swan Hills Swimming Club