Career
He is currently a goaltending coach with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Swanson was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 7th round (189th overall) of the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Swanson played major junior hockey in the WHL with the Prince George Cougars and Kelowna Rockets.
He was named to the 1999–2000 WHL West First All-Star Team after playing 68 games for the Rockets, to post a 25-40-3 record with seven shutouts and a 2.95 goals against average.