SWOP is just a term used by us I guess to refer to the fact that the eligibility of the OWP is under the spousal sponsorship or other grounds for a spouse(international students). I am not sure under what eligibility you have applied for the OWP, but I assume you have applied under inland spousal sponsorship. In that case you either need AOR or the current visa status of the PA expires in two weeks.
Being that said, I have seen people applying for the SWOP before the AOR, you can send the AOR via a webform once you receive it. Nothing to be concerned, the worst for the OWP application, they can refuse or ask for additional documentation which would the AOR. Most of the July applications got their AOR within 30 days, so you are not far behind