When she was 15-years-old, Swart and her family moved to Georgia, in the United States (also known as ) File:Flag of the United States.svg, but she continued to represent South Africa at international level. In 2006 she attended Lees-McRae College, in North Carolina, receiving a scholarship for cycling and athletics. She became the first cyclist to win national collegiate titles in all four disciplines - road, mountain biking, track and cyclocross - with 11 titles in the 2008 season. Swart was to have joined the HTC High Road team this year.