John Swanson (bridge) explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: American Contract Bridge League . American Contract Bridge League . The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). 752.
2. News: GNT Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2009-07-24 . 2014-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
3. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
4. News: Mitchell BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
5. News: Life Master Open Pairs Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2013-11-29 . 2014-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
6. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
7. http://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoi/bw.cgi?club=acbl23&pid=display_news ACBL District 23
8. http://contractbridgeforum.com/ Western Conference Contract Bridge Forum
9. https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Bermuda-Bowl-behind-screens/dp/B0006RI6XA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456017765&sr=8-1&keywords=inside+the+bermuda+bowl amazon.com
10. http://www.bridgeworld.com/ The Bridge World (Oct 1974, Jul 1978, Mar 2004, Jan 2006, Jul 2008, Jul 2009, May 2011, May 2013)
11. http://www.acbl.org/join/the-bridge-bulletin/ American Contract Bridge League Bulletin
12. http://neapolitanclub.altervista.org/eng/walsh-system-notes-by-rhoda-walsh-table-of-contents.html Neapolitian Club Walsh System Notes