Player file
Russell Swan
Glenside, Pennsylvania · Attorney
Survivor
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2seasons played
0seasons won
14thbest finish
25days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Russell played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Russell. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 14th of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 19 →- 15days lasted
- 0votes against
- 100%vote accuracy1 of 1 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 17confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 15th of 18Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 25 →- 10days lasted
- 4votes against
- 75%vote accuracy3 of 4 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 21confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Russell's game details (votes, moments, totals and takes) is hidden until you've watched it.
Game style
How they played
What this shows: Each bar is a percentile: the share of all 917 Survivor appearances that scored lower (50 is the typical player). Survivor bars use survivoR's scores. The label is our rule of thumb, not an official rating.
Survivor 19 · our labelStrategic architectDrove the votes: strong strategy and a big say in who went home.
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Russell's in Survivor 19. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Julie McGeeSurvivor 29 · Middle of the pack98matchCompare
Lindsey RichterSurvivor 3 · Strategic architect93matchCompare
Michael SkupinSurvivor 2 · Strategic architect92matchCompare
Kathleen SleckmanSurvivor 16 · Strategic architect91matchCompare
Matthew Grinstead-MayleSurvivor 44 · Middle of the pack90matchCompare
How the labels work
Returnee tracker
How their game changed
What this shows: The same game-style bars as above, one column per season, with where they finished and how long they lasted. The changes list the biggest rises and drops from one appearance to the next, in percentile points. Their seasons span eras, so “vs their era” compares each season with its own era.
- StrategyS19: 81S25: 61
- ChallengesS19: 75S25: 40
- InfluenceS19: 78S25: 71
- VotingS19: 27S25: 63
- AdvantagesS19: 0S25: 0
- Jury supportS19: 0S25: 0
- LastedS19: 32S25: 18
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Voting up 36 points S19 27th → S25 63rd
- Challenges down 35 points S19 75th → S25 40th
- Strategy down 20 points S19 81st → S25 61st
Key moments
How their games played out
What this shows: Built from the vote and competition records, in order. Survivor: , individual wins, (we count one when a player is voted out by someone who voted with them at the previous tribal) and how they left.
Survivor 19: Samoa1 moment
- Day15Was pulled from the game by the medical teamout
Survivor 25: Philippines3 moments
- Day6Turned on Roxy, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
- Day8Turned on Angie, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day10Blindsided 2–1 on Day 10: Denise and Malcolm had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Russell cast at . A filled dot means they voted with the majority; a hollow dot means they were on the losing side. The last column is who went home.
Survivor 19: Samoa1/1 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 11 | Yasmin | Yasmin |
Survivor 25: Philippines3/4 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Zane | Zane | |
| Day 6 | Roxy | Roxy | |
| Day 8 | Angie | Angie | |
| Day 10 | Malcolm | Russell |
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Russell's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor2 seasons
- 25days played
- 4votes against
- 80%vote accuracy4 of 5 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 38confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Russell's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S194.3%17 confessionals · 7th most of 20 · average 5%
- S254.8%21 confessionals · 8th most of 18 · average 5.6%
Spoiler-safe. Russell's alliances and analyst takes (they cover the rest of the season) is hidden until you've watched it.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Russell, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
- Survivor All-Time Top 40 Rankings | #11: PhilippinesRob Has a Podcast · All-Time Top 40 Rankings · Podcast · Survivor 25 · Jul 21, 2021
- Yau-Man Chan Talks Penner & Losing Tribes on SurvivorRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 25 · Oct 12, 2012
- Russell Swan on Coping with the Losses of Survivor PhilippinesRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 25 · Oct 11, 2012
- The Survivor Know-It-Alls Recap Episode 4 of Survivor PhilippinesRob Has a Podcast · Know-It-Alls · Article · Survivor 25 · Oct 10, 2012
- Aras on Why They Are Matsing-ing the Blues on SurvivorRob Has a Podcast · Video · Survivor 25 · Oct 5, 2012
- Speaking in Tongues: An Interview with Roxy Morris from Survivor PhilippinesRob Has a Podcast · Interview · Article · Survivor 25 · Sep 27, 2012
- Yul Kwon Discusses Jonathan Penner’s Survivor Hat TrickRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 25 · Sep 21, 2012
- Kim Spradlin On Avoiding Survivor’s Booby TrapsRob Has a Podcast · Video · Survivor 25 · Sep 28, 2012
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 192 items · 1 with Rob Cesternino
- Survivor 2547 items · 43 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub