Kim Schwaller
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| Born | 4 May 2003 Solothurn, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | CC Basel (Basel), Oberwallis CC (Brig-Glis) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Yves Stocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth | Kim Schwaller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Marco Hefti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Felix Eberhard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curling career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member Association | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 2 (2023, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Junior Curling Championship appearances | 2 (2022, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Schwaller (born 4 May 2003 in Solothurn)[1] is a Swiss male curler from Halten.[2] Currently he is the fourth of the team skipped by Yves Stocker. As the alternate of team Yannick Schwaller, he won the bronze medal in 2026 Winter Olympics.
Teams and events
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2018–19 | Noé Traub | Gregory Müggler | Linus Imfeld | Kim Schwaller | Jan Hiltensperger | Benno Arnold, Bastian Wyss |
SJCC 2019 |
| 2019–20 | Noé Traub | Gregory Müggler | Kim Schwaller | Linus Imfeld | Jan Hiltensperger | Bastian Wyss, Benno Arnold |
SJCC 2020 |
| 2021–22 | Jannis Bannwart (fourth) | Kim Schwaller (skip) | Andreas Gerlach | Noé Traub | Fabio Da Ros | Beat Brunner, Brigitte Brunner-Leutenegger |
SJCC 2022 |
| Anthony Petoud (fourth) | Kim Schwaller (skip) | Andreas Gerlach | Jannis Bannwart | Noé Traub | Brigitte Brunner | WJCC 2022 (5th) | |
| 2022–23 | Dean Hürlimann (fourth) | Kim Schwaller (skip) | Pascal Matti | Jan Tanner | Matthieu Fague | Yannick Schwaller, Patrick Hürlimann, Janet Hürlimann |
SJCC 2023 |
| Dean Hürlimann | Kim Schwaller | Matthieu Fague | Jan Tanner | Pascal Matti | Patrick Hürlimann, Janet Hürlimann |
SMCC 2023 (8th) | |
| 2023–24 | Benoît Schwarz (fourth) | Yannick Schwaller (skip) | Sven Michel | Pablo Lachat | Kim Schwaller | Håvard Vad Petersson | ECC 2023 |
| Manuel Jermann | Yannick Jermann | Kenjo Von Allmen | Simon Hanhart | Kim Schwaller | Alexander Heinmann | WJCC 2024 (8th) | |
| Yves Stocker | Kim Schwaller | Felix Eberhard | Tom Winkelhausen | SMCC 2024 (5th) | |||
| 2024–25 | Jan Hess (fourth) | Kim Schwaller (skip) | Felix Eberhard | Tom Winkelhausen | Yves Stocker | SMCC 2025 | |
| Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (fourth) | Yannick Schwaller (skip) | Sven Michel | Pablo Lachat-Couchepin | Kim Schwaller | Håvard Vad Petersson | WCC 2025 | |
| 2025–26 | Kim Schwaller | Marco Hefti | Felix Eberhard | Yves Stocker (skip) | |||
| Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (fourth) | Yannick Schwaller (skip) | Sven Michel | Pablo Lachat-Couchepin | Kim Schwaller |
Mixed doubles
| Season | Female | Male | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Alissa Rudolf | Kim Schwaller | SJDMCC 2022 [3] |
| 2022–23 | Selina Rychiger | Kim Schwaller | SJDMCC 2023 [4] |
Personal life
Kim Schwaller is a member of a well known Swiss curling family. His father is Christof Schwaller, his older brother is Yannick Schwaller,[5] his uncle is Andi Schwaller,[6] and his cousin is Xenia Schwaller.
As of 2025, he is a bank customer advisor. He started curling in 2011 at the age of 10.[2]
References
- ^ "Team". Nationales Olympisches Komitee (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles SM Junioren / CS Juniors 1. - 3.04.2022 in/à Zug". Swiss Curling (in German and French). Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles U21 SM/CS 31.03. - 02.04.2023 in/à Arlesheim". Swiss Curling (in German and French). Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Team Carruthers tops Team Schwaller to open KIOTI National". The Grand Slam of Curling. 26 November 2024. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
Yannick Schwaller is out after undergoing knee surgery. His brother, Kim Schwaller, is playing second with Sven Michel moving up to throw third stones and skipping the squad.
- ^ "Das nächste Curling-Talent der Familie schlägt zu - Regionalsport (SoZ, GTB, OT) - Sport". Solothurner Zeitung (in German). 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018.
External links
- Kim Schwaller at World Curling
- Kim Schwaller at Olympics.com
- Kim Schwaller at Olympedia
- Kim Schwaller at InterSportStats
- Kim Schwaller at CurlingZone
- "Unser Team". Curling Team Stocker (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2025.