SWAT World Challenge

The Original SWAT World Challenge is an annual competition of law enforcement SWAT teams. It is usually held close to Little Rock, Arkansas and its goals are to encourage exchange of ideas/techniques and promote the high level of skill and endurance possessed by SWAT teams.

History

The event began in 2004 under its original name of World SWAT Challenge and was won by San Antonio, Texas. In 2005, German GSG 9 won all eight events and in 2006 won four of the eight events maintaining its top SWAT World Challenge ranking. The event was renamed Original SWAT World Challenge in 2005, and has since been expanded into the World SWAT Series which will include regional competitions capable of hosting 25-30 competing teams. The first of these was the Northeastern SWAT Challenge in late 2006, followed in 2007 by the addition of the Rocky Mountain Tactical Challenge, and a Mid-Western SWAT Challenge in 2008. These regional events follow the same format of the OSWC but with six events rather than eight, and are not limited to thirty teams. OLN televised the 2007 event which was held 24-28 April close to Little Rock, Arkansas at Camp Robinson (National Guard Base), Arkansas. This could become the regular venue for the competition.

Events

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1. Zodiac Attack 2. Scott Entry Problem 3. Leopard Challenge 4. Glock Pistol Shoot Off 5. Sniper Challenge 6. Vehicle Assault 7. 3 Gun Challenge 8. Range Run

Ranking

These are the current rankings of the competing teams as of 2007.^[1] Most are designated from their city/state or country of origin.

References

External links

• SWATSeries.com – Official website
• LexingtonPolice – Overview of their team and results