She previously played for PF Umbertide in Italy and the Sydney Uni Flames in Australia.

Swords was selected the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (15th overall) by the Chicago Sky.

[3] On February 1, 2018, Swords signed a free agent contract with the Las Vegas Aces.

[4] She briefly retired from WNBA in February 2020 to join the Aces' front office but came out of retirement to resign with the Aces in May 2020 when it was announced that center Park Ji-su would sit out the 2020 season to train in South Korea.

[5][6] After not playing in the 2021 season, Nike announced its hiring of Swords in January 2022, ending her WNBA career.