Unified Swim Meet 2025
Thursday Evening, May 15, 2025
Location TBD
Stuff to Know
All heats are a mix of Special Olympic athletes and other teams
All heats are a mix of female and male athletes
Special Olympic athletes will be assigned center lanes, unless outside lanes are requested
Each relay team must have one Special Olympic athlete (extra time is allocated in the program to organize team members)
This is not a sanctioned meet
There will be no QDs
Ribbons will be mailed to team coaches shortly after the event
There will be a few random heat winner prizes — these heats will be announced just before the long whistle
What is a Unified Event?
Unified Sports was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.A Unified Sports Event is a one-day competitive and/or recreational event. The goals of a Unified Sports Event are:
Provide an opportunity for people of different backgrounds to play together and learn from one-another
Showcase the skills and talents of people with disabilities in the community
Inspire participants to become more involved with Special Olympics
Increase local awareness for Unified Sports
Create a fun opportunity for exercise and friendly competition
Theme — Hawaiian Party
Can't have a Special Olympics Event without a theme!Hawaiian shirts, leis, straw hats, grass skirts — last year, there were even some beach inflatables worn! There is a prize for best dressed team!Let's make this a fantastically fun event!
Events
| Event #1 — 25 Freestyle | Event #6 — 50 Freestyle |
| Event #2 — 25 Breaststroke | Event #7 — 50 Breaststroke |
| Event #3 — 25 Backstroke | Event #8 — 50 Backstroke |
| Event #4 — 100 IM | Event #9 — 100 Freestyle |
| Event #5 — 4x25 Wackiness | Event #10 — 4x25 Freestyle |
Teams
Cape Breton Water Warriors, Special Olympics Team
Cape Breton Dorados
Add your team — Email [email protected] to get started
Volunteer / Swim
A successful Unified Swim Meet needs both volunteers and swimmers.
Volunteering
We are looking for volunteers who can help with timing, recording, marshalling, setup and takedown. If you don't have experience in these things, don't worry — we can easily train you before the racing starts!If you're interested in volunteering, email [email protected] to get started.
Swimming
Swim with our athletes, not against them 😍You do not need to have been a part of a competitive swim team to register. You do need to know how to swim at least two laps without stopping (100m). And we can help you with how a swim meet works.Put a team together and let us know who your teammates are, and what strokes they'd like to swim. Or send us your name and stroke preferences and we can add you to a team.Email [email protected] to get registered!
Results
Additional heats will be added as needed
Only Special Olympic swimmer times will be posted
If other swimmers would like to know their times email [email protected]
