Curt Bartholomew -

Bio

Name: Curt Bartholomew

Age/Birthday: 38, Dec 14^th 1985

Hometown: Allentown, PA

Current City: DeLand, FL

Training Location: Skydive DeLand

Canopies: Performance Designs Peregrine 61, 64, 71, 75, 79 Vakyrie 71, 79 Competition Velocity 75, 79, 84 (Skydiving) BlackJack 260 (BASE)

Years in the Sport: 14+

Date of First Skydive: July 21^st 2006

Total Jumps: 12,000+

Base Jumps: 100+

8-Time World Champion

10-Time National Champion

Co-Owner and founder of Team Alter Ego and The Alter Ego Project Canopy School

Part of husband and wife team

Hobbies: Motorcycles, Running, Playing Guitar, Video Editing, Photography, Writing, Longboarding, Freediving, Rock Climbing

Occupation: Professional Canopy Coach, Professional Competitor, Professional Canopy and Freefall Exhibitionist, Skydiving Photographer and Videographer

Future Goals: To hold the most World Titles ever in our sport at 8 World Titles. To finally set a World Record in both the Speed and Distance events. Continue helping skydivers enjoy our sport more and keep them in the sport for longer. Make Alter Ego a well-known name among not only our peers but among non-skydivers around the world. Complete more special project events and demos around the world to bring the experience of skydiving into every home across the globe. I would love to see swooping become a truly commercialized competitive sport.

Curt’s Accomplishments:

171 Competitions

94 Overall Wins

55% Win Rate

211 Total Medals

144 Gold Medals

44 Silver Medals

24 Bronze Medals

89.47% Podium Rate

81.29% Overall Podium Rate

139 Overall Podium Finishes

32 Overall 2^nd Places

12 Overall 3^rd Places

48 FAI World Medals (25 Golds)

40 USPA National Medals (26 Golds)

40 Trophies

12 Performance Records

Triple Crown Title Holder (World Championship, World Games, and World Cup simultaneously)

2023 World Cup Champion – 1^st Place Speed, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy, 3^rd Place Distance

2023 Freestyle World Cup Champion

2019 Freestyle World Cup Champion

2015 World Air Games Champion– 1^st Place Overall, 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Team Event, 2^nd Place Speed

2014 World Champion – 1^st Place Speed, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Freestyle

2013 World Games Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Distance

2013 World Cup Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 3^rd Place Distance

2012 World Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 3^rd Place Distance, 3^rd Place Freestyle

2023 Canopy Piloting US National Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

2023 Canopy Piloting Freestyle National Champion

2022 Canopy Piloting US National Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance

2022 Canopy Piloting Freestyle National Champion

2021 Canopy Piloting Freestyle US National Champion

2019 Canopy Piloting US National Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance

2018 Canopy Piloting US National Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance, 3^rd Place Speed

2016 Canopy Piloting US National Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 3^rd Place Speed

2015 Canopy Piloting US National Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Distance, 3^rd Place Speed

2012 Canopy Piloting US National Champion – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 3^rd Place Distance, 1^st Place Freestyle

2013 World Games Athlete of the Day Award

20 Time US Canopy Piloting Team Representative

Professional Exhibition Rating – 59 Square Foot Canopy

2024 United States Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Z-Hills (1^st Place Zone Accuracy)

2023 Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Z-Hills (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Raeford (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place West Tennessee (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Jumptown (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Raeford (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance)

1^st Place Overall 2023 Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame 2-Way Competition with Jeannie

1^st Place Overall 2023 Sun Path Open – 1^st Place Distance, 1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy

1^st Place Overall 2023 Sun Path Open Freestyle

1^st Place Overall 2023 Pink Open – 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Distance

2^nd Place Overall 2023 Pink Open Freestyle

2^nd Place Overall 2023 ICPC – 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place Overall 2022 Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season –1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Speed, 2^nd Place Distance), 1^st Place Z-Hills (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Raeford (1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place West Tennessee (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance) 1^st Place Skydive Midwest (1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance)

1^st Place Overall Pilots of the Caribbean Freestyle

1^st Place Overall 2022 Pink Open – 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Speed

1^st Place Overall 2022 Pink Open Freestyle

2^nd Place Overall 2022 Freestyle World Championships – 1^st Place Team Event

3^rd Place Overall 2022 Italian Canopy Piloting Championships – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place Overall 2021 DIPC 6 Freestyle

2^nd Place Overall 2021 DIPC – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Team Event

1^st Place Overall 2019 Australian Open – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place Overall 2019 Skydive Flygang International Open – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place US National Freestyle Test Event 2019

2021 US Nationals – 2^nd Place Overall, 1^st Place Distance

2021 World Championships 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy

1^st Place 2021 Overall Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Z-Hills (1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance), 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Raeford (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance) 3^rd Place West Tennessee (1^st Place Speed, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy), 1^st Place Midwest (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance) 6^th Place Arizona

1^st Place 2020 Overall Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place West Tennessee (1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance), 2^nd Place Raeford (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance), 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Distance)

1^st Place 2019 Overall Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy), 1^st Place Z-Hills (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Distance, 3^rd Place Speed), 1^st Place West Tennessee (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Skydive Midwest (1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy)

1^st Place Overall Alberta CPC Meet #1 – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Distance

2^nd Place Overall 2019 World Cup – 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance

2^nd Place Overall 2019 Skydive Pull Out ICPC Open – 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy, 3^rd Place Speed, 3^rd Place Distance

3^rd Place Overall 2019 WA State Championships – 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place Overall 2018 For the Legends Freestyle Competition – Inductee Judges Choice round selection

1^st Place 2018 Skydive Pull Out ICPC – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place 2018 Australian Open – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place 2018 Skydive Flygang Open – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place 2018 MWCPA Meet #1 – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

3^rd Place Overall 2018 World Championship – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Team Event

1^st Place 2018 Overall Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 2^nd Place Z-Hills (2^nd Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance), 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Speed), 1^st Place Z-Hills (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance) 1^st Place West Tennessee (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Speed), 1^st Place Raeford (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 2^nd Place Sebastian (2^nd Place Speed, 3^rd Place Distance, 8^th Place Zone Accuracy)

2^nd Place Overall 2018 Pink Open – 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy, 5^th Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance

2^nd Place Overall 2018 Swoop Freestyle San Diego

2^nd Place Overall PD Tvier 3 – 3^rd Place Speed, 4^th Place Distance, 5^th Place Kriss Kross, 5^th Place Team Expression

4^th Place 2018 Swoop Freestyle Overall Championship

1^st Place 2017 Overall Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 2^nd Place Z-Hills (1^st Place 1^st Place Speed, 3rd Place Distance), 1^st Place Z-Hills #2 (1^st Place Speed, 2nd Place Distance, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy), 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Tennessee (1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance, 1^st Place Zone Accuracy), 10^th Place Raeford (1^st Place Zone Accuracy)

2^nd Place Overall 2017 World Games

3^rd Place Overall 2017 Pink Open – 1^st Place Distance, 4^th Place Zone Accuracy, 9^th Place Speed

3^rd Place Overall 2017 Swoop Freestyle

2^nd Place Overall 2017 USPA Nationals – 1^st Place Speed, 4^th Place Distance, 10^th Place Zone Accuracy

10^th Place Overall 2017 World Cup – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Freestyle, 2^nd Place Speed, 2^nd Place Team Event

1^st Place 2016 Swoop Challenge

1^st Place 2016 Overall Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Sebastian (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Z-Hills #2 (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Z-Hills #3 (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance), 1^st Place Raeford (1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy)

1^st Place 2016 Pink Open – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 3^rd Place Distance

1^st Place Zone Accuracy 2016 World Championships (incomplete competition/no overall Champion)

2^nd Place 2016 World Games Test Event – 1^st Place Freestyle2^nd Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance

3^rd Place 2016 DISL Meet #1

1^st Place Overall 2015 Pink Open – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Speed

1^st Place Overall 2015 Nordic Canopy Piloting Open – 1^st Place Speed

1^st Place 2015 Overall Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Z-Hills #1 (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance), 1^st Place Z-Hills #2 (1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy), 2^nd Place Raeford #3 (1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Speed, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy)

1^st Place Skydive Sacramento Pro/Am – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance

1^st Place 2015 FLCPA Z-Hills #1 (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed, 1^st Place Distance)

1^st Place 2015 FLCPA Z-Hills #2 (1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy)

3^rd Place World Cup of Canopy Piloting 2015 – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy

2^nd Place Skydive 99 Grand Prix 2015 – 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Speed, 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy

2^nd Place 2015 DISL Meet #1 – 1^st Place Distance, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy

3^rd Place 2015 Speed Sun Path Open

5^th Place 2015 Swoop Challenge, Copenhagen – 2^nd Place Qualifying

1^st Place 2014 Pink Open Klatovy, Czech Republic – 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Speed, 3^rd Place Zone Accuracy

1^st Place Zone Accuracy 2014 5^th Dubai International Parachuting Championship

1^st Place 2014 Overall Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Z-Hills #1 (1^st Place Zone Accuracy), 1^st Place Z-Hills #2 (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Distance, 1^st Place Speed), 2^nd Place Raeford (1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed), 2^nd Place The Farm (2^nd Place Zone Accuracy, 3^rd Place Speed), 4^th Place Z-Hills #3

1^st Place 2014 Swedish Skydive Crew Cup – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Speed

2^nd Place 2014 US Canopy Piloting National Championship – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Freestyle, 3^rd Place Speed

2^nd Place 2014 Sun Path Open – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 2^nd Place Distance, 3^rd Place Speed

3^rd Place 2014 Tvier Tvo Competition – 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Speed, 3^rd Place Freestyle

3^rd Place Freestyle 2014 5^th Dubai International Parachuting Championship

7^th Place 2014 King of Swoop – 3^rd Place Speed

1^st Place 2013 4^th Dubai International Parachuting Championship – 1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy, 3^rd Place Freestyle

1^st Place Overall 2013 Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Raeford, 1^st Place The Farm, 2^nd Place Z-Hills

1^st Place Accuracy 2013 Lord of the Strings PD Project Orange

2^nd Place 2013 US Canopy Piloting National Championship – 1^st Place Distance, 2^nd Place Zone Accuracy, 3^rd Place Speed, 1^st Place Freestyle

2^nd Place 2013 Pink Canopy Open Klatovy, Czech Republic – 1^st Place Speed, 2^nd Place Distance

2^nd Place Distance 2013 Sun Path Products Canopy Piloting Open Raeford

2^nd Place Overall 2012 Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 2^nd Place Z-Hills, 3^rd Place The Farm Meet #3, 3^rd Place The Farm Meet #5

2^nd Place 2012 PD Tveir Competition – 2^nd Place Speed, 3^rd Place Distance, 3^rd Place Kriss Kross, 3^rd Place Freestyle

1^st Place 2011 3^rd Dubai International Parachuting Championship – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy, 1^st Place Freestyle

2^nd Place 2011 PD Big Boy Pants – 1^st Place Zone Accuracy

3^rd Place Speed 2011 World Cup of Canopy Piloting

3^rd Place 2011 FLCPA Zephyrhills

6^th Place 2011 US Canopy Piloting National Championship

2^nd Place Overall 2010 Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place Palatka, 2^nd Place Sebastian, 2^nd Place The Farm

5^th Place 2010 Canopy Piloting World Championships – 2^nd Place Freestyle

2009 Earned Pro Swoop Card

1^st Place Overall 2009 Canopy Piloting Circuit

1^st Place Overall 2009 Florida Canopy Piloting Association Season – 1^st Place The Farm, 2^nd Place Raeford

6^th Place 2009 US Canopy Piloting National Championship