Medium Large Transport
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3
Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Procedure; Human Factors; Weather
I was working R-47 and we had been seeing Severe Weather Avoidance Plan (SWAP) routes all day coming out of Chicago Center (ZAU) (right into the weather like usual).  The usual SWAP route is OTENS..ANEWA..APE.  I received the handoff from G-89 on Aircraft X climbing to FL330. This SWAP route that Aircraft X was flying was OTENS..ROD; cutting off the back side of my westbound Aircraft Y at FL320.  I would imagine that sector G-36 did not receive a pointout on Aircraft X since if they had; they should have referenced Aircraft Y as traffic.  I turned Aircraft X back to the left and stopped the aircraft's climb to try to avoid losing standard separation.  After I was comfortable with the separation; I turned Aircraft X back on course and climbed the aircraft.SWAP routes need to be consistent.  Also; when there is not a SWAP route program in place; aircraft need to not be filed for those SWAP routes.  Airspace and routes are designed for a reason and need to be followed unless otherwise coordinated.
A Cleveland Center (ZOB) Controller reports of a loss of separation attributed to Severe Weather Avoidance Plan SWAP0 and aircraft not being pointed out correctly.