The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from Belgium
This page contains a list of the greatest Belgian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 1 of which were born in Belgium. This makes Belgium the birth place of the 43rd most number of Swimmers behind South Korea, and Ireland.
Top 2
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.
1. Frédérik Deburghgraeve (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 34.15, 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.
2. Pieter Timmers (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 27.62, 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]
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Belgian swimmers born between 1973 and 1988. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Belgian swimmers include Frédérik Deburghgraeve, and Pieter Timmers. As of April 2024, 1 new Belgian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Pieter Timmers.
