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Swifty

  • Former professional skateboarder, YouTuber, Twitch streamer
  • John Pyle
  • @swifty
  • Puerto Rican
  • 56 years old
  • Aries
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About

John Pyle, the streamer known as Swifty, began making World of Warcraft tutorials for new players on YouTube in 2006, before taking his gameplay to Twitch.[1] He plays World of Warcraft and WoW Classic.[1][2]

Pyle had been a professional skateboarder before a motorcycle accident ended his skating career. He subsequently turned to gaming, and by May 2019 he had joined the ESR gaming television network. ESR described him as based in Florida at the time.[1]

World of Warcraft suspension

By July 2011, Blizzard had permanently banned his World of Warcraft account after a livestream event disrupted its servers.[3] Swifty said in a YouTube response that he had not intended to crash the server; Blizzard reviewed the evidence and reduced the ban to a temporary suspension, calling its decision a correction.[3]

His appearances outside World of Warcraft included the 2019 Unibet Open in Sinaia, where he was eliminated on the second day of the poker main event.[4]

Personal information

Real name
John Pyle [1]
Gender
Male [1]
Birthday
Age
56 years
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birthplace
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Based in
Florida, United States [1]
Occupation
Former professional skateboarder, YouTuber [1]
Nationality
Puerto Rican
Siblings
Brother Jay and sister Cathy

General information

Language
EN
On Twitch since
18 July 2011
Twitch followers
680,858
Channel age
15y 3m
Twitch data updated
Category
World of Warcraft

Sources

  1. "John "Swifty" Pyle - joined ESR". ESR. May 16, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2026. Archived on January 13, 2026.
  2. "Swifty". Twitch. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  3. "Blizzard responds to Swifty ban incident". Engadget. July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2026. Archived on February 25, 2026.
  4. ""Switfty" Busts on Feature Table". PokerNews. February 15, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2026.