The Most Famous

SWIMMERS from Belgium

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This page contains a list of the greatest Belgian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 6 of which were born in Belgium. This makes Belgium the birth place of the 34th most number of Swimmers behind Switzerland, and Czechia.

Top 6

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belgian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Belgian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Frédérik Deburghgraeve (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 42.84, Frédérik Deburghgraeve is the most famous Belgian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Frédérik Edouard Robert "Fred" Deburghgraeve (born 1 June 1973 in Roeselare) is a former Belgian swimmer who won the gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke and set a world record during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. He is now retired from swimming and makes a living as a salesman. He lives in Roeselare. Deburghgraeve was trained by a Dutchman, named Ronald Gaastra. In 2008 Deburghgraeve was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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2. Pieter Timmers (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 37.10, Pieter Timmers is the 2nd most famous Belgian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Pieter Timmers (born 21 January 1988) is a Belgian retired competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He won the silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympics. Timmers currently holds nine Belgian records, and seven national titles in long and short course freestyle (50, 100, and 200). Timmers is a resident athlete for Brabo Antwerp, and trains under his personal coach Ronald Gaastra. He stands 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), and weighs 89 kg (196 lb). He ended his career in Budapest in the second season of the International Swimming League in 2020.[1]

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3. Louis Croenen (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 26.61, Louis Croenen is the 3rd most famous Belgian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 9 different languages.

Louis Croenen (born 4 January 1994) is a Belgian competitive swimmer. He competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2016 he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metre butterfly event and the men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay event. He has qualified to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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4. Myagmaryn Delgerkhüü (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 16.84, Myagmaryn Delgerkhüü is the 4th most famous Belgian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Myagmaryn Delgerkhüü (Mongolian: Мягмарын Дэлгэрхүү; born 21 September 1996) is a Mongolian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2019, he represented Mongolia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and he finished in 72nd place in the heats in the men's 50 metre freestyle event. In the men's 100 metre freestyle he finished in 92nd place in the heats.

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5. Nastassia Karakouskaya (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 3.42, Nastassia Karakouskaya is the 5th most famous Belgian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 2 different languages.

Nastassia Viktarauna Karakouskaya (Belarusian: Настасся Віктараўна Каракоўская; born 1 August 1996) is a Belarusian swimmer. In 2021, she represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.

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6. Lina Khiyara (b. 2003)

With an HPI of 1.00, Lina Khiyara is the 6th most famous Belgian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 2 different languages.

Lina Khiyara (born 29 May 2003) is a Moroccan swimmer. She represented Morocco at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events. In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. She also represented Morocco at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco without winning a medal. She competed in six events and in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay event. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle and women's 200 metre freestyle events at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She also competed in several events at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She has committed to compete for New Mexico State University at the collegiate level.

People

Pantheon has 6 people classified as Belgian swimmers born between 1973 and 2003. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Belgian swimmers include Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Pieter Timmers, and Louis Croenen. As of April 2024, 5 new Belgian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Pieter Timmers, Louis Croenen, and Myagmaryn Delgerkhüü.

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