[3] Svärd arguably was the greatest golfer in CSUMB history, earning All-American honors his sophomore through senior seasons while finishing his Otter career with the most NCAA Division II tournament wins (4) and lowest stroke average (71.19) in school history.

[4] Between 2020 and 2021 Svärd was a graduate student at Ohio State University, earning both his MBA and OSU Scholar-Athlete honors.

[5][6] In joining the Ohio State Buckeyes men's golf team, he followed in the footsteps of Tom Nieporte, Robert Jones and Jack Nicklaus.

[7][8] Svärd turned professional in the summer of 2021 and joined the Nordic Golf League, where he won the 2021 Thisted Forsikring Championship in Ålborg, Denmark.

[10] The title race came down to the very last hole where Svärd made an 8-meter putt for birdie and Bæk a bogey after visiting a hazard.