Carolyn Swords

Carolyn Swords (born July 19, 1989) is an American former basketball player.

She previously played for PF Umbertide in Italy and the Sydney Uni Flames in Australia.

WNBA Swords was selected the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (15th overall) by the Chicago Sky.

She has played overseas in Istanbul and in Italy with PF Umbertide.

Swords signed with the New York Liberty on February 2, 2015.

On January 30, 2017, Swords was traded to the Seattle Storm in a three-team trade.

On February 1, 2018, Swords signed a free agent contract with the Las Vegas Aces. She briefly retired from WNBA in February 2020 to join the Aces' front office but came out of retirement to resign with the Aces in May 2020 when it was announced that center Park Ji-su would sit out the 2020 season to train in South Korea.

After not playing in the 2021 season, Nike announced its hiring of Swords in January 2022, ending her WNBA career. She subsequently moved to Portland, Oregon.

The Floor

Swords played on the May 20, 2026 episode of The Floor, where she was challenged on her category of Basketball Players, which included both WNBA and NBA players. She won with 21 seconds left on her clock and won 19 pieces of the floor in the final match of the episode. She will be competing in the fifth season's semi-finals. She eventually lost after freezing up on “Cart Path” and “Head Cover”

Career statistics

WNBA Regular season

Playoffs

College + Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game TO Turnovers per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high * Led Division I