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Rick Swenson was born on 10 December, 1950 in Willmar, Minnesota, is a Rick Swenson, sometimes known as the King of the Iditarod", is American dog. Discover Rick Swenson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 10 December 1950
Birthday 10 December
Birthplace Willmar, Minnesota
Nationality United States

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1950

Rick Swenson, sometimes known as the "King of the Iditarod", (born 1950 in Willmar, Minnesota), is an American dog musher who was first to win the 1,049-mile (1688.2 km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska five times, a record he held for 30 years, until Dallas Seavey matched it by winning the 2021 Iditarod.

1973

Swenson moved to Alaska in 1973 to run sled dogs.

1976

Swenson competed in the Iditarod for the first time in 1976, placing 12th.

The next year, he beat Jerry Riley by just 4 minutes and 52 seconds, and became known for close finishes.

Swenson has won by less than an hour four times, and by less than five minutes twice.

Between 1976 and 2012, he has entered the race 36 times and has completed 34 Iditarods, more than any other musher, finished in the top ten 24 times and has won $612,576 in prizes, third among all entrants.

1977

Swenson won in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1991, and is the only person to win in three separate decades.

He won his first Iditarod race at the age of 27.

1978

The most controversial finish in the history of the Iditarod is his 1978 loss to Dick Mackey.

Swenson believed he had won—he personally crossed the finish line before Mackey.

But Mackey had more dogs and a longer harness, and the nose of his lead dog crossed the finish line in 14 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes, and 24 seconds, one second ahead of the nose of Swenson's lead dog.

1980

He lived first in Eureka, then moved to Two Rivers in the late 1980s.

He has been a fur trapper, gold prospector, and is currently a kennel owner.

He also enjoys woodworking and is the father of three children.

He is a member of the Alaska Miner Association, Two Rivers Mushing Association, and is on the board of directors of the Iditarod Trail Committee, which manages the race.

1983

He was awarded Sportsmanship awards in 1983 and 1996, and the Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian award for dog care twice, in 1992 and 2004.

2012

As of 2012, he has stopped competing in the Iditarod.