John C. Swanson, Jr. (born 1937) is an American

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

player living in

Lancaster, California Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 173,51 ...

. Swanson has won 1

Bermuda Bowl The Bermuda Bowl is a biennial contract bridge world championship for national . It is contested every odd-numbered year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Venice Cup (women), the d'Orsi Senior Bowl and the Wuh ...

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North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...

Bridge accomplishments

International Events

(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 The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ...

(2) 1974, 1976 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1969, 1977 **

Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships, North American Bridge Championship (NABC). It is an open four session board-a-match event ...

(1) 1970 * North American Bridge Championship Runners-Up (2) **

Nail Life Master Open Pairs The Nail Life Master Open Pairs is a North American bridge championship held at the fall American Contract Bridge League The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and ...

(1) 1968 **

Spingold The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ...

(1) 1973

Writing

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

Bridge Theory

* Co-developer of the Walsh SystemNeapolitian Club Walsh System Notes
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References

American contract bridge players Bermuda Bowl players Living people 1937 births Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Mission Viejo, California {{Bridge-game-stub