Born: Jan. 14, 1976, in Pincher Creek, Alberta
Residence: Stephenville, Texas
Joined WPRA: 1986
Horse: No Honor Left "Wittle" - 16-year old gelding (Sire: Jet of Honor/Dam: Imps Tantastic Bar); Firewater Kat "Kat" - 13-year old buckskin gelding (Sire: Firewater Flit/Dam: Mucha Fancy Ohs)
World titles: 0
Wrangler NFR qualifications: 10 (1995-98, 2000-02, 2004-05, 2007)
Tour Finale qualifications: 7
• Pace Chute-out: 2002, 2004
• Caldwell: 2007
• Puyallup: 2007
• Omaha Finale: 2004, 2007
• Championship: 2004
DNCFR qualifications: 0
Education: Vernon (Texas) Regional Jr. College associates in computer graphics

Professional
Career Highlights
• 2010 - Finished the year ranked 24th with $34,219; won the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo and finished second at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round Up
• 2009 - Won the Calgary Stampede's $100,000 round.
• 2008 - Won the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo.
• 2007 - Won Round 10 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in a time of 13.72 seconds, placed in two other rounds and finished seventh in the average. Finished the year ranked 11th in the world with $95,897. Won the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper) and the average title at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; was co-champion at the Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo.
• 2005 - Won the average title and the $50,000 bonus round at the Calgary Stampede. Finished the year eighth in the world with $110, 214 and was second in the average at the Wrangler NFR. Won $60,829 at the 2005 Wrangler NFR.
• 2004 - Finished as the world champion runner-up with $156,820; semifinalist at Pace Chute-out (Las Vegas), Pace Challenge (Omaha, Neb.) and Pace Classic (Dallas); won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; won the Wrangler NFR average title with a total time of 140.93 seconds on 10 runs moving from 12th in the world standings prior to the Wrangler NFR to 2nd in the world. She won $99,869 in 10-days at the Wrangler NFR. Placed in six out of 10 rounds winning Rd 5 with a time of 13.84 seconds.
• 2002 - Won the gold medallion at the Olympic Command Performance Rodeo (Farmington, Utah) representing Canada; Won the Tour round at San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo; Canadian Finals Rodeo aggregate champion; finished the year ranked 13th with $71,514.
• 1995 - Original Coors Finals champion.

Amateur
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Champion, 1995.

Personal
Husband, Turtle (2011 PRCA World Champion team roper); son, Layne (born in 2011)…Graduated from Simms (Mont.) High School with 30 people…Featured with her horse Quaker in the Dec. 24-31, 2001, Sports Illustrated in the lead off section at the Wrangler NFR…Parents are Chuck and Julie Swanson; Julie passed away in 2011…Started competing in rodeo in 1986…Is superstitious about carrying a $50 bill and doesn't believe in putting a hat on the bed…Raised her horse Shadow and her mom trained him…Her most challenging run came during the 2002 Olympic Command Performance where she had to borrow a horse, saddle, etc.