Jalek Swoll

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Jalek Swoll
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 25)
Belleview, Florida
Current teamTriumph Factory Racing Team
Bike number56

Jalek Swoll (born 16 April 2000) [1] is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer. Swoll has competed professionally in the AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Motocross Championship since making his debut towards the end of the 2019 outdoor season.

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Swoll took his first professional win during the 2021 AMA National Motocross Championship, when he won the 250 class at the third round.

Prior to turning professional, Swoll won six titles in the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship and was awarded the AMA Nicky Hayden Amateur Horizon Award in 2019.

Career

Amateur career

Swoll progressed through the ranks of the American amateur system, achieving notable results through each class at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. [2] Winning five titles prior to his final amateur season, Swoll was able to win the Open Pro Sport class in 2019, despite suffering from a groin injury. [3] In addition to this title, Swoll was named the Nicky Hayden AMA Horizon Award winner. [4]

250 career

Rockstar Husqvarna

After receiving support from the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team during the latter part of his amateur career, Swoll made his professional debut for them at tenth round of the 2019 AMA National Motocross Championship. [5] Racing in the 250SX East class, Swoll finished in the top-ten in all but two rounds, with a sixth at the third Salt Lake City round being his best result. He had a tough first full outdoor season in the 2020 AMA National Motocross Championship, picking up a concussion at the opening round, which ruled him out until round four. [6] After returning, his debut outdoor season ended prematurely due to a lingering shoulder injury that required surgery, meaning he missed the final two rounds. [7]

Swoll raced in the 250SX West class in the 2021 AMA Supercross Championship, finishing in the top-six across five of the nine rounds. Included within this was his first professional supercross podium at the fourth round in Arlington, Texas. [8] After finishing fifth in the supercross standings, Swoll showed further improvement in the outdoor season, taking his professional race and overall win at the third round of the series. [9] Later in the season, he crashed during qualifying at the tenth round, resulting in a dislocated shoulder that ruled him out for the rest of the year. [10] Returning for the start of the 250SX West class of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship, Swoll had a crash in the heat race at the opening round, ruling him out until round three. [11] He would eventually finish tenth in the final standings, with a fifth at the fourth round being his best result. Swoll finished fourteenth in the 2022 AMA National Motocross Championship, with eighth overall at the penultimate event being his best result.

After initially being scheduled to compete in the 250SX East class of the 2023 AMA Supercross Championship, Swoll broke his arm during a practice crash and subsequently missed the indoor season entirely. [12] Returning for the 2023 AMA National Motocross Championship, Swoll finished ninth in the standings, with a third place race finish at the penultimate round being the highlight.

Triumph

For the 2024 season, Swoll signed for the Triumph Racing team, forming part of the manufacturer's first professional team in American off-road motorcycle racing. [13] Racing in the 250SX East class, he finished seventh in the final standings, with fifth at the seventh round being his best result. In the 2024 AMA National Motocross Championship, Swoll improved on the previous season's results, pushing back into the top-six regularly and securing third overall at the ninth round. A crash at the first of the season ending SuperMotocross rounds saw him pick up a concussion that ended his season. [14] Swoll's injury woes continued into the 2025 season, where he missed the entire supercross campaign following a torn achilles picked up before the first round. [15] Swoll was not able to return until the fourth round of the 2025 AMA National Motocross Championship, landing on the podium two rounds later with second overall at Red Bud. After aggravating a thumb injury and tearing a calf muscle at the ninth round, Swoll ended his season to recover from the injuries. [16]

Honours

AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

Monster Energy Cup

AMA Nicky Hayden Amateur Horizon Award

Career statistics

AMA Supercross Championship

By season

SeasonClassNumberMotorcycleTeamOverall WinsOverall PodiumPtsPlcd
2020 250SX East352 Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing001047th
2021 250SX West47 Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing011535th
2022 250SX West31 Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing0010610th
2024 250SX East33 Triumph Triumph Racing001167th
Total01479

AMA National Motocross Championship

By season

SeasonClassNumberMotorcycleTeamRacesRace WinsOverall WinsRace Top-3Overall PodiumPtsPlcd
2019 250352 Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing20000246th
2020 250352 Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing900001928th
2021 25047 Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing17112119511th
2022 25031 Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing20000014214th
2023 25038 Husqvarna Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing2200102219th
2024 25033 Triumph Triumph Racing2200012777th
2025 25022 Triumph Triumph Factory Racing Team11001111520th
Total1031143971

References

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  2. "Jalek Swoll Loretta Lynn's results". llvault.racerxonline.com. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. Shan Moore (5 August 2019). "2019 Loretta Lynn Amateur Motocross Results". cyclenews.com. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  4. Jim Witters (9 December 2019). "American Motorcyclist Association honors 2019 champions and award winners". americanmotorcyclist.com. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  5. "UNADILLA NATIONAL PRE-RACE REPORT". motocrossactionmag.com. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. Alex Gobert (19 August 2020). "Concussion sidelines Swoll ahead of Loretta Lynn's 2". motoonline.com. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  7. Alex Gobert (1 October 2020). "Pro Motocross season over for Husqvarna rookie Swoll". motoonline.com. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  8. Anthony Sansotta (17 March 2021). "Podium result was 'only a matter of time' says Swoll". motoonline.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. "Jalek Swoll takes his first overall win as a professional at High Point MX". wps-inc.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. Kellen Brauer (28 August 2021). "Jalek Swoll Out of Ironman National with Apparent Shoulder Injury". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. Mitch Kendra (9 January 2022). "Updates on Jalek Swoll, Carson Brown, and Colt Nichols After Anaheim 1". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  12. Cycle News Staff (30 January 2023). "Jalek Swoll Undergoes Successful Arm Surgery". cyclenews.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  13. Dan Beaver (26 December 2023). "Jalek Swoll, Evan Ferry and Joey Savatgy to race for Triumph in 2024". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  14. Mitch Kendra (13 September 2024). "Jalek Swoll (Concussion) Out for SMX Playoff 2". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  15. Santiago Crevoisier (9 January 2025). "BREAKING: Jalek Swoll to miss Supercross and Forkner head East Coast". mx1onboard.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  16. Dan Beaver (13 August 2025). "Jalek Swoll (thumb, calf) out for the remainder of the 2025 SuperMotocross season". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.