A native of Dundee, Michigan, Swiderski was a runner up in junior freestyle at the prestigious Fargo tournament in the summer of 2021. Swiderski has been competing with the best in the country dating back to 2015 with his fourth place finish at the Flo Kickoff Classic. Swiderski has won numerous youth state titles in Michigan across all styles, and began competing at the high school level in 2017 finishing sixth at the USA wrestling preseason nationals. Swiderski officially made his high school wrestling debut in the fall of 2018, winning the Grappler Gold Invitational and finishing as runner up at the Brecksville Invitational Holiday tournament. Swiderski would finish that season as the Michigan state champion in D3 at 103 pounds.

David Taylor, nicknamed the Magic Man, is an American freestyle wrestler who currently resides and trains in State College, Pennsylvania. Taylor was crowned the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion at 86 kg after defeating Iran's Yazdani in the finals. Other career accolades include 2018 World Champion in Budapest, 2021 World Silver medalist in Oslo, three-time Pan-American Champion, Ivan Yarygin Champion, two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, two-time Dan Hodge award winner, and four-time Ohio State Champion.