John Swanson (bridge)

American bridge player

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

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### International Events

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

### American Contract Bridge League (ACBL)

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* 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

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* 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

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* Co-developer of the Walsh System[12]

## References

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1. ^ American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). p. 752.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ ACBL District 23
8. ^ Western Conference Contract Bridge Forum
9. ^ amazon.com
10. ^ The Bridge World (Oct 1974, Jul 1978, Mar 2004, Jan 2006, Jul 2008, Jul 2009, May 2011, May 2013)
11. ^ American Contract Bridge League Bulletin
12. ^ Neapolitian Club Walsh System Notes

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