Swimming

Two hundred and fifty athletes from 35 countries dived into five days of racing at the Special Olympics European Swimming Open Malta 2026. Hosted by Special Olympics Malta at the National Pool Complex from 10 to 14 September, the competition featured 25m, 50m, and 100m individual events, along with 4×25m freestyle relays for male, female, and mixed teams.

Malta to welcome athletes from across Europe and beyond for a major international swimming event from 10 to 14 September 2026

The Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2026 will be officially opened in Folkets Park, Malmö, marking the largest sporting event ever held in Sweden for people with intellectual disabilities.

It was a beautiful evening at Huntington Bank Stadium. The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, hosted at the University of Minnesota and the National Sports Center, have just concluded.

The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games are heading into its last day of competition, and so many memories have been made.

The Special Olympics Baltic Games presented by Toyota brought together almost 100 athletes from the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) to compete in three sports disciplines. Its first edition, hosted in Druskininkai, Lithuania, took place 28 – 30 April 2026 and saw athletes competing in Unified basketball, bocce, and swimming.

Stefanie Curtis had a different path to Special Olympics. Growing up in Berlin, Germany, there was no local programming for Special Olympics, so she found other ways to stay active as an adolescent.

The Make Every Race Count campaign was created to help swimmers turn their failure into success.

Organizations deepen their collaboration with events taking place in April, July, and October.

When Jillian Pierre first walked into a Special Olympics event in 2012 with her son Jaleel, she thought she was simply bringing him to swim.