John Swanson (bridge)

John C. Swanson, Jr. (born 1937) is an American bridge player living in Lancaster, California.^[1] Swanson has won 1 Bermuda Bowl, and 5 North American Bridge Championships.

Bridge accomplishments[edit]

Team Trials (5)
- 1976 First
- 1974 First
- 1972 First
- 1970 First
- 1969 Second
North American Bridge Championship Wins (5)
- Grand National Teams (2) 1974, 1976 ^[2]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1969, 1977 ^[3]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970 ^[4]

Southern California Bridge News, Bidding Forum Moderator 1978-1987^[7]
Western Conference Contract Bridge Forum, Bidding Forum Moderator 2009–present^[8]
Author, “Inside the Bermuda Bowl” (1998)^[9]
The Bridge World, contributor^[10]
ACBL Bulletin, contributor^[11]
Recap Bridge, Co-author (1972, 1973)

^ American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). p. 752.
^ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
^ ACBL District 23
^ Western Conference Contract Bridge Forum
^ amazon.com
^ The Bridge World (Oct 1974, Jul 1978, Mar 2004, Jan 2006, Jul 2008, Jul 2009, May 2011, May 2013)
^ American Contract Bridge League Bulletin
^ Neapolitian Club Walsh System Notes

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