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

ACBL

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]

Notes
  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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