Using Gesture Recognizers

Before you respond, keep in mind I am very new to swift (last time I coded was 2 years ago and that was OBJC), and I seem to be having an error. Here's a sample of my code:

init(sourceView:UIView, menuItems:Array<String>) {
    originView = sourceView
    sideBarTableViewController.tableData = menuItems

    animator = UIDynamicAnimator(referenceView: originView)
    let showGestureRecognizer:UISwipeGestureRecognizer = UISwipeGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: "handleSwipe:")
    showGestureRecognizer.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirection.Right
    originView.addGestureRecognizer(showGestureRecognizer)
    let hideGestureRecognizer:UISwipeGestureRecognizer = UISwipeGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: "handleSwipe:")
}

I seem to be having errors with the UISwipeGestureRecognizer target. I can't set it to self, because it gives me this error: 'self' used before super.init call.

Any help is very much appreciated.