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Special Olympics aquatics offers a wide array of swimming events
that are appropriate for athletes of various ages and
ability levels. Aquatics training and competitions are
available in a variety of strokes and at a variety of levels,
including opportunities for lower ability level athletes to train
and compete in basic aquatics skills. The development of these
basic skills is necessary prior to advancing to longer competitive
events.
As in all Special Olympics sports, athletes are grouped in
competition divisions according to ability level, age, and
gender.
AQUATICS FACTS
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Aquatics was an event at the first Special Olympics
International Games held in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1968.
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Today 113,739 Special Olympics athletes from 161 Special
Olympics programs compete in aquatics.
AQUATICS EVENTS
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Freestyle Events: 25M, 50M, 100M, 200M, 400M
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Backstroke Events: 25M, 50M, 100M, 200M
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Breaststroke Events: 25M, 50M, 100M, 200M
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Butterfly Events: 25M, 50M, 100M, 200M
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Individual Medley Events: 100M, 200M
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Freestyle Relay Events: 4 x 25M, 4 x 50M, 4 x 100M
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Medley Relay Events: 4 x
50M
The following aquatics events provide meaningful
competition for athletes with lower ability levels:
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25M Freestyle and Backstroke
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15M Walk
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15M and 25M Floatation Race
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10M Assisted Swim
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15M Unassisted Swim
Athletes in the sport of aquatics can train and compete for
spots on both the Western Canada and Canada Games
teams.
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