Carl Swenson
Carl Swenson is a retired American Cross-country [skiing (sport)|cross-country skier], mountain biker, and road cyclist. He competed as a skier at three Winter Olympics.
Biography
Swenson competed at the 1994, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier. He was a six-time national champion, competing in multiple Nordic events.Swenson also competed in mountain biking during the skiing off-season, winning a silver medal in the mountain bike race at the 1999 Pan American Games. Three years later, he became the American national mountain bike champion. He retired from skiing after the 2006 Winter Olympics. As a mountain biker, Swenson also competed in endurance events 18-hour and 24-hour races.
Swenson studied at Dartmouth College. He later attended the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah becoming a criminal lawyer. Between 2004 and 2006, Swenson was on the board of the International Ski Federation. The following year, he was on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.