Harvey Arcangeletti has been an amazing athlete with Special Olympics since 1975, starting at fifteen years old. He’s participated in many sports over the years including athletics, swimming, floor hockey, softball and bowling. His hard work and dedication have led him to several Provincial and National Games. Harvey has represented Special Olympics Canada at World Games in Baton Rouge (1983), …
Ewen Barclay has been involved with Special Olympics for the past six years, starting her journey in 2018. She’s a multisport athlete, participating in athletics, basketball, curling, soccer and speed skating. In 2024, Ewen competed in speed skating at the Special Olympics National Winter Games in Calgary and was a member of the West Niagara Grizzlies basketball team at the …
Meet Lisa Butler from Peterborough! Lisa is an incredible athlete, participating in floor hockey, 5 & 10-pin bowling, basketball, cross-country skiing, rhythmic gymnastics, swimming, kayaking, and track & field with Special Olympics. In 2022, she qualified for Team Canada in cross-country skiing and received a special Team Canada medallion to commemorate that success. She’s also the 2022 Provincial and National …
Meet Marley Gayler from Kitchener-Waterloo! Marley competes in powerlifting, basketball, athletics, and cross-country skiing with Special Olympics and has represented Canada on the world stage. She won 3 golds and a silver at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin and is preparing to compete at the World Winter Games in Turin! When she’s not competing, Marley has been …
With nearly a decade of competition under her belt, we’re highlighting Candace Bushie from Peterborough this month! Candace competes in five sports, ranging from floor hockey to swimming, and was a member of the women’s soccer team representing Canada at the World Games in Berlin last year! “It was my first time going out of Canada,” Candace shared. “It opened …
As a passionate 5-pin bowler, Christine Tetley from Dryden Ontario looks forward to bowling each week and competing in the Regional Tournament in Thunder Bay every April. For her, Special Olympics means spending time with friends, having fun, and striving to be her best. Earlier this year, Christine represented Team Ontario at the Special Olympics National Winter Games. In anticipation …
If you’ve been following Special Olympics for a while, there’s a good chance you’ve at least heard of Stephen Graham, an athlete from Orillia who competes in five different sports. Stephen’s been a stalwart advocate of Special Olympics over the past two-and-a-half decades, frequently interviewed by media outlets and repeatedly recognized as Athlete of the Year at both the national …
At 15 years old, Breanna Williams is the only athlete from Windsor-Essex to have qualified in Figure Skating for the 2024 National Winter Games in Calgary. But Breanna’s story starts more than six years before she competed with athletes from across the country earlier this year. Breanna first started skating at four years old, falling in love with the sport …
Hudson Booth has been a dedicated Special Olympics athlete for nine years, participating and competing in five-pin bowling, athletics (track and field), basketball, golf, and soccer. Hudson has also proudly represented Team Ontario as a Nordic skier at multiple National Games. One of his favourite Special Olympics memories is skiing at the 2020 Special Olympics National Winter Games in Thunder …
Ezekiel’s Essay: I went to Calgary for the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games with Team Ontario athletes from Monday, February 26th to Friday, March 1st, 2024 to compete in Speed Skating. We got to Calgary by travelling on the West Jet airplane #651. We stayed at the athletes’ village, Sheraton Suites Hotel. My roommates were Kai Freeland and Stephen Graham …
