Tom Swartz

Tom Swartz is the Sole Survivor of .
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?https://m-net.dstv.com/show/survivor-sa-philippines/profiles/tom/op_profile
==Survivor South Africa==
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan="6" 	Race to Shore 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Breakout 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Ferryman 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Styx 	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	By the Numbers 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Got to Choose 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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4 	rowspan=8 	Shakedown Street 	Reward 	No 	
4 	Block in a Hard Place 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Log Handler 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Chain Reaction 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
7 	Barrel Bridge 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	Baba Buoys 	Immunity 	No 	 	
8 	Head Long Flight 	Reward 	No 	 	
8 	House of the Holey 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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9 	rowspan=13 	Bermuda Triangles	Immunity 	 	
10 	Rove, Rove, Rove Your Boat	Reward 	No 	 	
10 	Splash Back 	Immunity 	 	 	
11 	Centrifuge 	Reward 	 	 	
11 	Got a Hunch 	Immunity 	 	 	
12 	Memory Lane 	Reward/Immunity 	 	 	
13 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction	Survivor Auction	
13 	Pinball Wizard 	Immunity 	 	 	
14 	Rope A Dope 	Reward 	 	 	
14 	Operation Balance Build 	Immunity 	 	 	
15 	Backed Up 	Reward 	 	 	
15 	Dragon's Breath 	Immunity 	 	 	
16 	Simmotion 	Reward/Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
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Jury Votesfor Tom	colspan="2"	
 	 	
 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. In Episode 5, Tom used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 1 vote against him. 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.</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
* Tom attended the reunion of .
==Trivia==
* Being 41 at the time of filming, Tom is the oldest man to win Survivor South Africa.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Male Contestants
Category:Survivor South Africa
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Category:Survivor South Africa: Philippines
Category:Philippines Contestants (South Africa)
Category:Luzon Tribe (South Africa)
Category:Visayas Tribe
Category:Araw Tribe
Category:Finalists
Category:Winners