Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSUSA10807198901 | |
NOC | United States | |
Born | 08 Jul 1989 in Chicago, IL | |
Gender | Men |
Higher education | Language Studies - French - Wheaton College: United States | |
Occupation | Athlete, Businessperson | |
Languages | English, French | |
Residence | Milwaukee, WI, USA |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 36.51 | 09 Jan 2015 | Milwaukee, WI | |||
1000m | 1:10.14 | 18 Mar 2017 | Calgary | |||
1500m | 1:46.47 | 20 Nov 2015 | Salt Lake City, UT | |||
5000m | 6:34.77 | 06 Jan 2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | |||
10000m | 14:13.61 | 31 Dec 2012 | Salt Lake City, UT |
Hobbies | Art, graphic design. (teamswiderpeltz.com, 03 Feb 2016) | |
Other sports | 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) | |
Famous relatives | His mother Nancy Swider represented the United States of America in speed skating at three Olympic Winter Games between 1976 and 1988. His sister Nancy Swider-Peltz Jr. has also represented the United States of America in speed skating, competing at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (teamswiderpeltz.com, 03 Feb 2016) |
Reason for choosing this sport | 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." | |
Name of coach | Nancy Swider [personal, mother], USA, from 1991 | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age two in Milwaukee, WI, United States of America. |
Other information | 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) |
Club / Team | Park Ridge Speedskating Club: United States |
Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at a World Cup event with his sister Nancy Swider-Peltz. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017) | |
Most influential person in career | His mother and coach Nancy Swider. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017) | |
Hero / Idol | His mother, and his sister. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017) | |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "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) |
teamswiderpeltz.com/ | www.facebook.com/jpeltzspeedskater | twitter.com/jswiderpeltzjr |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 8 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 19 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 25 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 27 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 31 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 44 |