Garrett Swasey
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Garrett Preston Russell Swasey |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
November 16, 1971 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 2015 (aged 44) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Residence | Colorado |
| Education | Melrose High School |
| Occupation |
Figure skater Ice dance coach Law enforcement officer |
| Employer | Plaza of the Rockies ice rink Chapel Hills Mall ice arena University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel Swasey |
| Sport | |
| Sport |
Figure skating Ice dancing |
| Club | Broadmoor Skating Club |
| Partner |
Christine Fowler-Binder Hillary Tompkins |
| Coached by |
Sandy Hess Renée Roca Gorsha Sur |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
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Garrett Preston Russell Swasey (November 16, 1971 – November 27, 2015) was an American competitive ice skater, a figure skating coach, and a police officer. As an ice dancer, he won the 1992 U.S. junior ice dance title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and went on to participate twice more at the senior level. Swasey was shot and killed in the line of duty during the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting in 2015.
Swasey was born in Boston and grew up in Melrose, Massachusetts. He graduated from Melrose High School (1989) in the same class as future Melrose Mayor Robert J. Dolan.
Swasey began skating competitively as a youngster in the Boston area under coach Keith Lichtman. One of his closest childhood friends and training mates was Nancy Kerrigan, who later became a two-time Olympic medalist in ladies singles. Swasey competed with three ice dance partners in his skating career.
With Christine Fowler, he first participated in the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They placed 14th in the juniors, prompting them to seek a coaching change. In June of the same year, they moved to Colorado Springs to train with Sandy Hess, a prominent ice dance coach, and the Broadmoor Skating Club. Assisting Hess as coaches were Renée Roca and Gorsha Sur, who together would become two-time U.S. ice dance champions.
The following season, Fowler and Swasey won the junior ice dance title at the 1992 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Orlando. They won a gold medal after they placed third in the compulsory section and advanced to first place after their original and free dances.
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