MIKE SWAIN (USA)

Photos by David Finch

Born: 12/21/60 (Elizabeth, NJ)
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 71 kg
Favorite TV Shows: Cheers & The Shield
Favorite Type of Music: Progressive Rock
Favorite Mucical Artist: Genesis
Favorite Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Favorite Actors: Jack Nicholson & Meryle Streep
Favorite Ahtlete: Tiger Woods (Golf)
Favorite Judo Players: Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (JPN) & Robert Van de Walle (BEL)
Favorite Techniques: Taiotoshi & Ouchigari
Hobbies: Golf & Scuba Diving
Nickname: The "Major"
Ranked: Godan (Fifth Degree Black Belt)
Business: Swain Sports International
Wife: Chie Swain (1992 - 61kg Olympian - Brazil)
Books: Ashiwaza II (book), Mike Swain's Judo (video), Championship Newaza (video)
email: mike@mikeswain.com

NATIONAL HONORS

• 4x US Sr. National Champion (81, 82, 83, & 87)
  
• 4x National Collegiate Champion
  
• 5x Olympic Sports Festival Champion

U.S. WORLD AND OLYMPIC HONORS

• 1977 Barcelona, Spain (World Team)
• 1980 Moscow, Russia (Olympic Team)
• 1983 Moscow, Russia (World Team)
• 1984 Los Angeles (Olympic Team)
• 1985 Seoul, Korea (World Team)
• 1987 Essen, Germany (World Team)
• 1988 Seoul, Korea (Olympic Team)
• 1989 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (World Team)
• 1992 Barcelona, Spain (Olympic Team)
• 1996 Atlanta (Men's Olympic Judo Coach)

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MEDALS

GOLD

• 91 US Open - Colorado Springs, CO
• 88 Guido Sieni - Sassari, Italy
• 87 World Championships - Essen, Germany (First American Male to Win)
• 84 Czech Open - Prague, Czech Republic
• 84 Belgian Open - Vise, Belgium
• 82 Dutch Open - Rotterdam, Holland

SILVER

• 91 Korean Open - Seoul, Korea
• 91 Pacific Rim Championships - Honolulu, HI, USA
• 90 Goodwill Games - Seattle, WA, USA
• 89 World Championships - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
• 87 Shoriki Cup - Tokyo, Japan
• 86 Kano Cup - Tokyo, Japan
• 85 World Championships - Seoul, Korea
• 85 Matsumae Cup - Vienna, Austria
• 85 & 83 US Open - Colorado Springs, CO
• 78 Pan Am Championships (65kg) - Buenos Aires, Argentina

BRONZE

• 89 Pacific Rim Championships - Bejing, China
• 88 Olympic Games - Seoul, Korea
• 87 German Open - Essen, Germany
• 85 Pacific Rim Championships - Tokyo, Japan
• 84 German Open - Munchin, Germany
• 83 Pan Am Games - Caracas, Venezuela
• 81 Dutch Open - Rotterdam, Holland
• 81 US Open - Hartford, CT
• 80 US Open - San Jose, CA