Bart Swings

Bart Swings
Personal information
Nationality Belgian
Born (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991
Herent, Belgium
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Belgium
Sport Speed skating
Turned pro 2010
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's speed skating
World Championships
2013 Hamar Allround
European Championships
2016 Minsk Allround
2017 Heerenveen Allround
Men's inline speed skating
World Games
2017 Wrocław Road 20k elimination
2017 Wrocław Road 10k points
2013 Cali Track 10k elimination
2013 Cali Road 20k elimination
2017 Wrocław Track 1000 m
2013 Cali Track 1000 m
2013 Cali Road 10k points
World Championships
2013 Ostend Track 10k points
2013 Ostend Track 3k relay
2013 Ostend Track 1000 m
2013 Ostend Road 10k points
2012 A. Piceno Road 20k eliminiation
2012 A. Piceno Road marathon
2012 A. Piceno Road 5k relay
2011 Yeosu Track 10k points
2010 Guarne Road 20k eliminiation
2010 Guarne Road 10k points
2009 Haining Track 10k points
2012 A. Piceno Track 10k points
2011 Yeosu Track 15k eliminiation
2011 Yeosu Road 20k elimination
2011 Yeosu Road 10k points
2010 Guarne Track 20k eliminiation
2010 Guarne Track 10k points
2009 Haining Road 20k elimination
2013 Ostend Road marathon
2012 A. Piceno Track 20k eliminiation
2011 Yeosu Track 3k relay
2011 Yeosu Road 5k relay
2010 Guarne Road marathon
European Championships
2017 Lagos Road marathon
2017 Lagos Track 3k relay
2016 Heerde Road 20k elimination
2015 Wörgl Track 1000 m
2015 Wörgl Track 10k points-elim
2015 Wörgl Road marathon
2014 Geisingen Track 1000 m
2014 Geisingen Track 3k relay
2014 Geisingen Road 20k elimination
2014 Geisingen Road 5k relay
2013 Almere Road marathon
2012 Szeged Track 500 m
2011 Heerde Track 1000 m
2011 Heerde Track 10k points-elim
2011 Heerde Track 15k elimination
2011 Heerde Road 20k elimination
2011 Heerde Road 10k points
2011 Heerde Road 5k relay
2010 S. Benedetto Track 1000 m
2010 S. Benedetto Track 10k points-elim
2010 S. Benedetto Road 20k elimination
2010 S. Benedetto Road 10k points
2010 S. Benedetto Road 5k relay
2009 Ostend Track 1000 m
2009 Ostend Track 10k points-elim
2009 Ostend Track 3k relay
2009 Ostend Road 5k relay
2009 Ostend Road marathon
2017 Lagos Track 1000 m
2017 Lagos Track 10 k points
2016 Heerde Track 1000 m
2015 Wörgl Track 15k elimination
2015 Wörgl Road 10k points
2015 Wörgl Road 20k elimination
2010 S. Benedetto Track 3k relay
2009 Ostend Track 15k elimination
2015 Wörgl Track 3k relay
2014 Geisingen Road 5k relay
2012 Szeged Track 15k elimination
2012 Szeged Track 3k relay
2009 Ostend Road 20k elimination

Bart Swings (born 12 February 1991) is a Belgian long track speed skater and multiple European[2] and world champion inline speed skater.[3] He is the world record holder on 10000 m 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.[4]

At the 2012 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Moscow, he finished 9th overall, with a personal record at the 500 m and a national record at the 1500 m.[5]

At the 2013 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Hamar, he finished 3rd overall and took the Bronze medal back home to Belgium.

Swings is currently studying for an engineer's degree at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.[6]

His brother Maarten Swings and Ferre Spruyt also make the combination of inline speed skating and speed skating, both participating in the inlineskating world championships and qualifying for the ISU Speed Skating World Cup.

Personal records

Personal records[7]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 36.46 7 November 2015 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m 1.09.28 14 November 2015 Olympic Oval, Calgary Current Belgian record.[8]
1500 m 1:42.48 15 November 2015 Olympic Oval, Calgary Current Belgian record.[8]
3000 m 3:38.03 21 October 2016 Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell Current Belgian record.[8]
5000 m 6:13.37 17 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current Belgian record.[8]
10000 m 12:57.31 21 November 2015 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current Belgian record.[8]
Team pursuit 3:45.64 16 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current Belgian record (with Ferre Spruyt and Maarten Swings).[9]

As of 23 November 2015, his highest ranking on the all-time Adelskalender is 11th.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Interview with Bart Swings, leader of Powerslide Matter World Team". OLS roller-skating magazine. online-skating.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ↑ van Stiphout, Marc (8 August 2011). "13 maal goud voor België op EK skeeleren". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tweede wereldtitel voor Bart Swings". Het Nieuwsblad. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  4. ↑ Jacobs, Hans (12 March 2011). "Bart Swings maakt knap WK-debuut op ijs". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bart Swings negende op WK allround, vijfde keer goud voor Kramer". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Belga. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Vandeweghe, Hans (11 March 2011). "* Sport Gevonden: Belg met schaatstalent". De Standaard. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Bart Swings". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Records – Belgium (BEL)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "België met nieuwe recordtijd elfde in ploegenachtervolging". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Belga. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  10. ↑ Stenlund, Evert. "Adel". Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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