Bart Swings (born 12 February 1991) is a Belgian long track speed skater and inline speed skater.[2] He is the 2022 Olympic champion on the speed skating mass start. Swings won Belgium's first gold medal in 74 years[3] and is the first Belgian athlete ever to have won two medals in the Winter Olympics.[4] In 2023 he won the Belgian National Sports Merit Award, the highest trophy for a sportsperson or team in Belgium.[5]
Bart Swings
Swings in 2020
Personal information
Nationality
Belgian
Born
(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 32) Herent, Belgium
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he won a silver medal in the 1st ever Mass start at the Winter Olympics. Four years later, he won the gold medal in this event. It was Belgium's second-ever gold medal in the Winter Olympics history and the first for an individual male athlete.
At the 2022 Berlin Marathon, he crossed the finish line in 56:45 minutes and set a new course record. At the same time, he secured his eighth victory at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON inline skating.
His brother Maarten Swings also competes in inline speed skating and speed skating, participating in the inline skating world championships and qualifying for the ISU Speed Skating World Cup.
As of 23 November 2015, his highest ranking on the all-time Adelskalender is 11th.[12]
Referencesedit
^. OLS roller-skating magazine. online-skating.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^"Tweede wereldtitel voor Bart Swings". Het Nieuwsblad. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
^"Winter Olympics: Belgium win first gold for 74 years". BBC News. 20 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^"Bart Swing receives his gold medal at the Winter Olympics". VRT News. 19 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^"Olympisch schaatskampioen Bart Swings krijgt dit jaar de Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste". Sporza. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^Jacobs, Hans (12 March 2011). "Bart Swings maakt knap WK-debuut op ijs". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
^"Bart Swings negende op WK allround, vijfde keer goud voor Kramer". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Belga. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^Vandeweghe, Hans (11 March 2011). "* Sport Gevonden: Belg met schaatstalent". De Standaard. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
^"Bart Swings". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ abcd"National Records – Belgium (BEL)". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^"België met nieuwe recordtijd elfde in ploegenachtervolging". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Belga. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
^Stenlund, Evert. "Adel". Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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Bart Swings born 12 February 1991 is a Belgian long track speed skater and inline speed skater 2 He is the 2022 Olympic champion on the speed skating mass start Swings won Belgium s first gold medal in 74 years 3 and is the first Belgian athlete ever to have won two medals in the Winter Olympics 4 In 2023 he won the Belgian National Sports Merit Award the highest trophy for a sportsperson or team in Belgium 5 Bart SwingsSwings in 2020Personal informationNationalityBelgianBorn 1991 02 12 12 February 1991 age 32 Herent BelgiumHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 1 Weight67 kg 148 lb SportCountryBelgiumSportSpeed skatingEventMass startClubTeam IKOTurned pro2010Medal record Representing BelgiumMen s speed skatingOlympic Games2022 Beijing Mass start2018 Pyeongchang Mass startWorld Single Distances Championships2023 Heerenveen Mass start2021 Heerenveen Mass start2023 Heerenveen 5000 mWorld Allround Speed Skating Championships2013 Hamar Allround2022 Hamar AllroundEuropean Championships2020 Heerenveen Mass start2022 Heerenveen Mass start2016 Minsk Allround2017 Heerenveen Allround2023 Hamar AllroundMen s inline speed skatingWorld Games2013 Cali Track 10k elimination2013 Cali Road 20k elimination2017 Wroclaw Road 20k elimination2017 Wroclaw Road 10k points2022 Birmingham Track 10k points2022 Birmingham Track 10k elimination2022 Birmingham Road 10k points2022 Birmingham Road 15k elimination2017 Wroclaw Track 1000 m2013 Cali Track 1000 m2013 Cali Road 10k points2022 Birmingham Track 1000 mWorld Championships2009 Haining Track 10k points2010 Guarne Road 20k elimination2010 Guarne Road 10k points2011 Yeosu Track 10k points2012 A Piceno Road 20k elimination2012 A Piceno Road marathon2012 A Piceno Road 5k relay2013 Ostend Track 10k points2013 Ostend Track 3k relay2013 Ostend Track 1000 m2013 Ostend Road 10k points2018 Arnhem Heerde Road 20k elimination2019 Barcelona Road 15k elimination2019 Barcelona Track 10k points2019 Barcelona Track 1000 m2023 Montecchio Maggiore Track 1000m2023 Montecchio Maggiore Road 10k points2023 Montecchio Maggiore Road 15k elimination2023 Montecchio Maggiore Road marathon2009 Haining Road 20k elimination2010 Guarne Track 20k elimination2010 Guarne Track 10k points2011 Yeosu Track 15k elimination2011 Yeosu Road 20k elimination2011 Yeosu Road 10k points2012 A Piceno Track 10k points2018 Arnhem Heerde Track 10k elimination2019 Barcelona Road marathon2019 Barcelona Road 10k elimination2023 Montecchio Maggiore Track 10k elimination2010 Guarne Road marathon2011 Yeosu Track 3k relay2011 Yeosu Road 5k relay2012 A Piceno Track 20k elimination2013 Ostend Road marathon2018 Arnhem Heerde Road 10k points2018 Arnhem Heerde Track 15k elimination2019 Barcelona Road 10k points2019 Barcelona Track 3000 m relay2023 Montecchio Maggiore Track 10k points elimEuropean Championships2009 Ostend Track 1000 m2009 Ostend Track 10k points elim2009 Ostend Track 3k relay2009 Ostend Road 5k relay2009 Ostend Road marathon2010 S Benedetto Track 1000 m2010 S Benedetto Track 10k points elim2010 S Benedetto Road 20k elimination2010 S Benedetto Road 10k points2010 S Benedetto Road 5k relay2011 Heerde Track 1000 m2011 Heerde Track 10k points elim2011 Heerde Track 15k elimination2011 Heerde Road 20k elimination2011 Heerde Road 10k points2011 Heerde Road 5k relay2012 Szeged Track 500 m2013 Almere Road marathon2014 Geisingen Track 1000 m2014 Geisingen Track 3k relay2014 Geisingen Road 20k elimination2014 Geisingen Road 5k relay2015 Worgl Track 1000 m2015 Worgl Track 10k points elim2015 Worgl Road marathon2016 Heerde Road 20k elimination2017 Lagos Road marathon2017 Lagos Track 3k relay2018 Ostend Road marathon2022 L Aquila Track 10k points elim2022 L Aquila Road 10k points2022 L Aquila Road 15k elimination2009 Ostend Track 15k elimination2010 S Benedetto Track 3k relay2015 Worgl Track 15k elimination2015 Worgl Road 10k points2015 Worgl Road 20k elimination2016 Heerde Track 1000 m2017 Lagos Track 1000 m2017 Lagos Track 10 k points2022 L Aquila Track 10k elimination2022 L Aquila Track 3k relay2022 L Aquila Road marathon2009 Ostend Road 20k elimination2012 Szeged Track 15k elimination2012 Szeged Track 3k relay2014 Geisingen Road 5k relay2015 Worgl Track 3k relay Contents 1 Career 2 Personal records 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAt his first world championship speed skating event the 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Inzell Germany he finished 17th in the 5000 m 6 nbsp Swings in 2012At 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 7 At the 2013 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Hamar he finished 3rd overall and took the Bronze medal back home to Belgium At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang he won a silver medal in the 1st ever Mass start at the Winter Olympics Four years later he won the gold medal in this event It was Belgium s second ever gold medal in the Winter Olympics history and the first for an individual male athlete At the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships he took the lead in the men s mass start but crashed on the final lap costing him the podium At the 2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships he won bronze in the men s mass start winning his first ever medal in a World Single Distances Speed Skating Championship event At the 2022 Berlin Marathon he crossed the finish line in 56 45 minutes and set a new course record At the same time he secured his eighth victory at the BMW BERLIN MARATHON inline skating At the World Games he won seven medals including four gold He won two gold one silver and one bronze at The World Games 2013 in Cali Colombia and two gold and one silver at the World Games 2017 in Wroclaw Poland Swings is currently studying for an engineer s degree at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 8 His brother Maarten Swings also competes in inline speed skating and speed skating participating in the inline skating world championships and qualifying for the ISU Speed Skating World Cup Personal records editPersonal records 9 Men s speed skatingEvent Result Date Location Notes500 m 36 46 7 November 2015 Olympic Oval Calgary1000 m 1 09 28 14 November 2015 Olympic Oval Calgary1500 m 1 42 48 15 November 2015 Olympic Oval Calgary Current Belgian record 10 3000 m 3 36 98 19 December 2020 Thialf Heerenveen Current Belgian record 10 5000 m 6 08 76 3 December 2021 Utah Olympic Oval Salt Lake City Current Belgian record 10 10000 m 12 57 31 21 November 2015 Utah Olympic Oval Salt Lake City Current Belgian record 10 Team pursuit 3 45 64 16 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval Salt Lake City Current Belgian record with Ferre Spruyt and Maarten Swings 11 As of 23 November 2015 his highest ranking on the all time Adelskalender is 11th 12 References edit Interview with Bart Swings leader of Powerslide Matter World Team OLS roller skating magazine online skating com Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 7 February 2014 Tweede wereldtitel voor Bart Swings Het Nieuwsblad 29 October 2010 Retrieved 10 January 2011 Winter Olympics Belgium win first gold for 74 years BBC News 20 February 2022 p 1 Retrieved 20 February 2022 Bart Swing receives his gold medal at the Winter Olympics VRT News 19 February 2022 p 1 Retrieved 21 February 2022 Olympisch schaatskampioen Bart Swings krijgt dit jaar de Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste Sporza 19 October 2023 Retrieved 19 October 2023 Jacobs Hans 12 March 2011 Bart Swings maakt knap WK debuut op ijs Het Nieuwsblad Retrieved 14 March 2011 Bart Swings negende op WK allround vijfde keer goud voor Kramer Het Laatste Nieuws in Dutch Belga 19 February 2012 Retrieved 27 February 2012 Vandeweghe Hans 11 March 2011 Sport Gevonden Belg met schaatstalent De Standaard Retrieved 14 March 2011 Bart Swings speedskatingresults com Retrieved 22 January 2017 a b c d National Records Belgium BEL speedskatingresults com Retrieved 22 January 2017 Belgie met nieuwe recordtijd elfde in ploegenachtervolging Het Laatste Nieuws in Dutch Belga 17 November 2013 Retrieved 20 November 2013 Stenlund Evert Adel Retrieved 23 November 2015 External links editBart Swings at the International Skating Union Bart Swings at Olympedia nbsp Bart Swings at Olympics com nbsp Bart Swings at Team Belgium in Dutch and French nbsp archive Bart Swings at the World Games nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bart Swings amp oldid 1180875744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
