Weight Division: +78kg and Open
Date of Birth: April 12, 1983
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Club Name: Hawaii Tenri
Education: Third year graduate student at the Unviersity of Hawaii at Manoa pursuing a M.S. in physical oceanography
Current U.S. Ranking: #1 in the +78kg and Open Divisions
Personal: Swanson entered her first Senior National Championships in 2006 and was the surprise of the +78kg division when she won gold. Since then, Swanson has competed internationally, winning the U.S. Open in 2007 and placing seventh at the World University Championships in 2006. In June, she will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo as a heavyweight.
Senior Pan American Championship Teams: 2009, 2008 (Fifth)
Recent Career Highlights:
2008:
Gold - USA Judo Fall Classic National Championships (+78kg) Silver - Rendez-Vous Canada (+78kg) Silver - U.S. Open (+78kg)Bronze - U.S. Open (Open)Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (Open)Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (+78kg)Fifth - Senior Pan American Championships (Open)Fifth - Belgian Ladies Open (+78kg)2007:
Gold - U.S. Open (Open)Silver - Fall Classic National Championships (+78kg)Silver - Fall Classic National Championships (Open)Bronze - U.S. Open (+78kg)2006:
- Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships (+78kg)