Swanwick competed for half a year in the Ginetta Junior Championship for Team Parker Racing where he finished with 2 podiums (Thruxton Round 1 and Snetterton Round 12).
Swanwick tested the second NGTC Spec Audi A4 for Rob Austin Racing and made his BTCC début on 2 October 2011 at Brands Hatch, and raced at Silverstone, the championship's finale [REF].