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

International Events

• Bermuda Bowl (4)
  • 1977 First
  • 1975 Second
  • 1973 Fourth
  • 1971 Sixth
• World Open Pairs (1)
  • 1978 Fifth

American Contract Bridge League (ACBL)

• 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]

• North American Bridge Championship Runners-Up (2)
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1968 ^[5]
  • Spingold (1) 1973 ^[6]

Writing

• 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)

Bridge Theory

• Co-developer of the Walsh System^[12]