Tom Swartz is the Sole Survivor of Survivor South Africa: Philippines.
In Philippines, Tom's conduct divided his fellow castaways, who alternately derided him for his uncouth mannerisms and praised him for his work ethic at camp. After clawing his way to the merge, Tom integrated himself into the ruling Luzon Alliance and was content with his trajectory to follow Werner Joubert into a losing position at the final three. However, he and Jeanne Michel took advantage of Werner being vulnerable at the final four to vote him out, and the pair found themselves in the Final Two. At Final Tribal Council, Tom was chastised for being a coattail rider and for his subpar social game. However, the jury respected his forthcoming nature far more than Jeanne's lackadaisical gameplay and awarded him the title of Sole Survivor.
Profile[]
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TOM (41) Adventure camp manager
This what-you-see-is-what-you-get family man has loads of experience when it comes to literal "survival" skills. As an adventure camp manager, Tom builds shelters in the wild for a living and sees himself as the natural provider for his tribe. His skills include fishing, hunting, building shelter and making fire, but how will he fair in the social game? Tom is a self-proclaimed loud mouth who loves the sound of his own voice. Not scared of confrontation, could this be his downfall in such a socially delicate game?[1]
Survivor South Africa[]
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| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luzon | Race to Shore | Reward | No | Lost |
| Breakout | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 2 | Ferryman | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Styx | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 3 | By the Numbers | Reward | No | Won | |
| Got to Choose | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Switched Tribes, Day 9 | |||||
| 4 | Visayas | Shakedown Street | Reward | No | Lost |
| Block in a Hard Place | Immunity | No | 2nd | ||
| 5 | Log Handler | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 6 | Chain Reaction | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 7 | Barrel Bridge | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Baba Buoys | Immunity | No | 2nd | ||
| 8 | Head Long Flight | Reward | No | 1st | |
| House of the Holey | Immunity | No | 1st | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 22 | |||||
| 9 | Araw | Bermuda Triangles | Immunity | Lost | |
| 10 | Rove, Rove, Rove Your Boat | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Splash Back | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 11 | Centrifuge | Reward | Invited | ||
| Got a Hunch | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 12 | Memory Lane | Reward/Immunity | Won | ||
| 13 | Survivor Auction | ||||
| Pinball Wizard | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 14 | Rope A Dope | Reward | Invited | ||
| Operation Balance Build | Immunity | Won | |||
| 15 | Backed Up | Reward | Won | ||
| Dragon's Breath | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 16 | Simmotion | Reward/Immunity | Lost | ||
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | |||||
| Episode | Tom's Votes |
Voted Against Tom |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seamus | Josie, Palesa, Seamus, Vusi |
| 2 | Josie; Josie1 |
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| 3 | Luzon Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Visayas Tribe Immune | |
| 5 | Murishca | |
| 6 | Visayas Tribe Immune | |
| 7 | Visayas Tribe Immune | |
| 8 | Visayas Tribe Immune | |
| 9 | Vusi | - |
| 10 | Ineligible3 |
Chané; Palesa, PK3 |
| 11 | Palesa | - |
| 12 | PK | Individual Immunity |
| 13 | PK | - |
| 14 | Katinka | Individual Immunity |
| 15 | Werner | - |
| 16 | Ineligible | - |
| Jury Votes for Tom |
Annalize, Chané, Katinka, Palesa, PK, Toni | |
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | ||
^1 In Episode 2, the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Annalize and Josie, forcing a revote. Tom did not change his vote on the revote.
^2 In Episode 5, Tom used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 1 vote against him.
^3 In Episode 10, PK used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Tom's vote against him. Also, the vote ended with a 1-1-0-0 tie between Tom and Chané, forcing a revote. On the revote, Tom did not receive enough votes to be eliminated.
Post-Survivor[]
- Tom attended the reunion of Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets.
Trivia[]
- Being 41 at the time of filming, Tom is the oldest man to win Survivor South Africa.
References[]
| Preceded by Champions  Graham Jenneker |
Sole Survivor Titleholder Philippines  Tom Swartz |
Succeeded by Island of Secrets  Rob Bentele |
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