2022 Reveal Your Champion Cycle Challenge Recap!

The Reveal Your Champion (RYC) Cycle Challenge came to a close this past weekend. After 8 weeks of cycling with almost 100 participants taking part, we concluded the challenge with over 12,000 kilometres logged on Charity Miles! Special Olympics athletes, coaches, volunteers, and family members across the province got moving on their bicycles. A special mention goes out to athlete …

Special Olympics Ontario Athletes Return to the National Stage

Special Olympics Ontario is pleased to announce the athletes and coaches that have been selected to represent Team Ontario in the upcoming 2022 Canada Summer Games: Sport Name Role Community Swimming Austin Daleman Athlete Halton Hills Swimming Rosie Hewitt Athlete Simcoe Swimming Gael Shindano Athlete Ottawa Swimming Emily Skulj Athlete St. Catharines Swimming Katie Xu Athlete Ottawa Swimming Sarah McNeil …

2023 World Summer Games Athlete Identification

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of the 2022 National Summer Games, Special Olympics Canada (SOC) has had to modify its identification process for the 2023 World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany. Rather than hosting centralized National Games, SOC has divided its assigned quota to each of the chapters and has given each chapter full authority to select …

Simcoe Seals swimmer Aimee Buckborough takes the plunge!

Aimee Buckborough, a seasoned Special Olympics Ontario athlete, is well aware of the time, commitment and effort required to excel in sport. As a gold medal swimmer at Nationals, avid golfer and softball player, Aimee has always been willing to push herself outside of her comfort zone to pursue her best.  In keeping with this mindset, Aimee decided to try …