Hannah Swan
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Discipline: Road Cycling
Current Residence: Milligan College, Tennessee
Hometown: Alpine, California
Birthplace: San Diego, California
Birthdate: July 1, 1996
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 115 lbs.
Team: Strive Racing
Coach: Richard Swan
High School: Heritage Christian School (San Diego, Calif.), Class of 2014
College: Milligan College, Class of 2018
Major: Business Administration
National Championships
2014 Junior 17-18 Women’s Time Trial National Championships – 4th place
2014 Junior 17-18 Women’s Road Race National Championships – 6th place
2014 Junior 17-18 Women’s Criterium National Championships – 4th place
2013 Junior 17-18 Women’s Time Trial National Champion
2013 Junior 17-18 Women’s Road Race National Championships – 3rd place
2013 Junior 17-18 Women’s Criterium National Championships – 4th place
Career Highlights
2013 & 2014 – Member of Team USA for the UCI Road World Championships
9-time California State Champion
More domestic results from Hannah Swan
Hobbies: Endurance rides, hanging out in the mountains, anything crazy and outdoors!
Favorite Race: Cascade Cycling Classic
Favorite Place to Train: Any type of mountain!
Favorite Cycling Memory: Winning the 2013 time trial national championship in Madison, Wisc.
Hero/Role Model: My dad. He has guided me from the start. He got me into cycling and has helped me through seven years of competitive racing. He’s amazing!
Best Advice Received From a Coach When First Starting Out: Just have fun, and do you best!
Motivation: The desire to become the best at whatever I do and give glory to God.
Cycling & Personal Goals: Make a UCI women’s World Tour team; win a collegiate national title; win a U23 national title
How did you first become involved in cycling? I wanted to spend more time with my dad, so I joined him on his recovery days. That quickly escalated into full on endurance rides, but after a year and a half I wanted to try racing. Once I started, I never looked back!
Charity Work or Community Involvement: I love helping with the Dare to Be Project. Dare to Be is Amber Neben’s bike charity where she gives bikes, helmets, and locks to underserved kids, along with a powerful and personal message about overcoming adversity.
Family: Parents Richard and Dawn…One brother, Luke…Three sisters: Rachel, Moriah and Sarah
Did you know? Hannah graduated high school with a 4.1 GPA, took multiple AP and community college courses, and was a member of Eta Sigma Alpha National Honor Society while maintaining a rigorous, demanding racing and training calendar.
At age 13 she completed a double century with 9,000 feet of climbing. She has also completed the Everest Challenge with 29,000 feet of climbing three times.
Her brother, Luke, won the 2014 junior 9-10 boys road race and landed on the podium for the time trial and criterium. He is also a two-time state champion. Her three sisters share several podium finishes at junior road nationals and have multiple state championship wins during the past five years.
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