Men
USA
Jeffery Swider-Peltz
USA- Date of birth08 Jul 1989
- HeightN/A
- ProfessionAthlete, Businessperson
- HometownMilwaukee
- Place of birthChicago, IL
- Start skatingHe began skating at age two in Milwaukee, WI, United States of America.
- Club Park Ridge Speedskating Club: United States
- HobbiesArt, graphic design. (teamswiderpeltz.com, 03 Feb 2016)
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Competing at a World Cup event with his sister Nancy Swider-Peltz. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
"If you're not enough without a gold medal, you'll never be enough with one." [from the film 'Cool Runnings'] (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
His mother, and his sister. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
His mother and coach Nancy Swider. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
FOCUS
He took a break from speed skating between 2006 and 2010 to focus on his education and other sports. He played American football as a wide receiver at Wheaton College in Illinois, United States of America, but decided to quit university and focus on speed skating full-time following the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. "It was after the football season and while watching the Vancouver Olympics that I decided to jump back into speed skating and focus on becoming the best I could be in this sport." (teamswiderpeltz.com, 03 Feb 2016; usspeedskating.rallyme.com, 2014; patch.com, 25 Oct 2012)
EDUCATION
He also studied studio art while at Wheaton College in Illinois, United States of America. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
He took a break from speed skating between 2006 and 2010 to focus on his education and other sports. He played American football as a wide receiver at Wheaton College in Illinois, United States of America, but decided to quit university and focus on speed skating full-time following the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. "It was after the football season and while watching the Vancouver Olympics that I decided to jump back into speed skating and focus on becoming the best I could be in this sport." (teamswiderpeltz.com, 03 Feb 2016; usspeedskating.rallyme.com, 2014; patch.com, 25 Oct 2012)
EDUCATION
He also studied studio art while at Wheaton College in Illinois, United States of America. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
He played collegiate American football during his time at Wheaton College in Illinois, United States of America. He has also competed in roller speed skating. (inlineskatempls.com, 02 Sep 2016; teamswiderpeltz.com, 03 Feb 2016)
His mother introduced him and his sister to the sport. "Not long after we both had been walking, mom would throw skates on me and Nancy Jr. at the rink in Milwaukee and let us skate for hours while she was training for the 1992 Olympic trials."
