Mike Swain is the VP of Martial Arts at Dollamur, Sports LP where he develops and sells Martial Arts equipment and continues to be a spokesperson and board member for USA Judo.
12 Facts About Mike Swain
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Mike Swain competed in major international tournaments including four Olympics and five World Championships.
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Mike Swain is most known for his historic win in 1987, becoming the first male judoka from the United States to win a World Championship since its inception in 1956.
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Mike Swain won silver at both the 1985 and 1989 World Championships, as well as a gold at the 1987 Pan American Games.
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Mike Swain is a four-time Olympian, a five-time World team member and was the 1996 US Olympic Judo coach for the Atlanta Games.
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Mike Swain graduated from San Jose State University in 1985 with a degree in business marketing and continues to this day to coach and bring more students to the program with the Mike Swain Scholarship.
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Mike Swain has been honored for many of his accomplishments as an American judoka.
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Mike Swain was named Black Belt Magazine's "competitor of the year" in 1985, as well as Instructor of the year in 1994.
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Mike Swain was honored as a pioneer for USA Judo alongside other athletes such as Evander Holyfield for boxing and Dan Gable for wrestling.
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Mike Swain grew the company to become a successful multimillion-dollar, international business at the heart of the martial arts equipment industry.
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Mike Swain is the author of two books Ashiwaza II and Championship Judo, as well as the Co-producer of several martial arts shows like Pro Judo, Pro Tae Kwon Do, and Pro Sumo which all have premiered on ESPN.
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Mike Swain is the producer of the DVD series Complete Judo, Basic Judo and Basic Grappling.