Bart Swings

Bart Swings
Personal information
Born 12 February 1991 (1991-02-12) (age 21)
Herent, Belgium
Sport
Country Belgium
Turned pro 2010
Medal record
Men's inline speed skating
Competitor for  Belgium
World Championships
Gold 2009: Track 10K Points
Gold 2010: Road 20K Eliminiation
Gold 2010: Road 10K Points
Gold 2011: Track 10K Points
Silver 2009: Road 20K Elimination
Silver 2010: Track 20K Eliminiation
Silver 2010: Track 10K Points
Silver 2011: Track 15K Eliminiation
Silver 2011: Road 20K Elimination
Silver 2011: Road 10K Points
Bronze 2010: Road Marathon
Bronze 2011: Track 3K Relay
Bronze 2011: Road 5K Relay
European Championships
Gold 2009: Track 1000m
Gold 2009: Track 10K Points-elim
Gold 2009: Track 3K Relay
Gold 2009: Road 5K Relay
Gold 2009: Road Marathon
Gold 2010: Track 1000m
Gold 2010: Track 10K Points-elim
Gold 2010: Road 20K Elimination
Gold 2010: Road 10K Points
Gold 2010: Road 5K Relay
Gold 2011: Track 1000m
Gold 2011: Track 10K Points-elim
Gold 2011: Track 15K Elimination
Gold 2011: Road 20K Elimination
Gold 2011: Road 10K Points
Gold 2011: Road 5K Relay
Silver 2009: Track 15K Elimination
Silver 2010: Track 3K Relay
Bronze 2009: Road 20K Elimination

Bart Swings (born 12 February 1991 in Herent) is a Belgian long track speed skater and multiple European[1] and world champion inline speed skater.[2] He is the world record holder on 10000m inline speed skating with 14:41,425.

In his first world championship speed skating, the 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany, he finished 17th in the 5000 m.[3]

Swings studies for engineer at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.[4]

Personal records

Personal records
Men's speed skating
Distance Time Date Location Notes
500 m 38.46 4 March 2011 Inzell
1 500 m 1:49.24 25 November 2011 Astana
3 000 m 3:55.37 4 March 2011 Inzell
5 000 m 6:24.58[5] 16 November 2011 Astana
10 000 m 13:23.99 19 February 2011 Salt Lake City Belgian record[6]

These records place him 118th on the all-time Adelskalender.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ van Stiphout, Marc (8 August 2011). "13 maal goud voor België op EK skeeleren". Het Nieuwsblad. http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20110808_182. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "Tweede wereldtitel voor Bart Swings". Het Nieuwsblad. 29 October 2010. http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=0E31HIDD. Retrieved 10 January 2011. 
  3. ^ Jacobs, Hans (12 March 2011). "Bart Swings maakt knap WK-debuut op ijs". Het Nieuwsblad. http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=G8837FD46. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
  4. ^ Vandeweghe, Hans (11 March 2011). "* Sport Gevonden: Belg met schaatstalent". De Standaard. http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=FH37D53F. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "Coupe du monde patinage - Bart Swings 11-ème du Groupe A sur 5000 mètres à Astana" (in French). RTL.be. 26 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Swings schaatst Belgisch record Veldkamp van de tabellen" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. ANP. 19 February 2011. http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/956/Meer-Sport/article/detail/1225055/2011/02/19/Swings-schaatst-Belgisch-record-Veldkamp-van-de-tabellen.dhtml. Retrieved 21 february 2011. 
  7. ^ Stenlund, Evert. "Adel". http://evertstenlund.se/adelm.htm. Retrieved 28 November 2011.