Swider has been involved in Wheaton football for 39 seasons, beginning with four years as a student-athlete on the football team (1973-76). He returned to Wheaton as defensive coordinator, serving in that role for 11 seasons from 1985-95. He has served as head coach for 24 seasons (1996-2019).

Wheaton Athletics Director Julie Davis says, “Swider has invested his life in every young man who has come through this program in the last 35 years.”