Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Encuentra Olimpiadas Especiales Cerca De Mí
Estamos ayudando a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, más saludable y más alegre: un atleta, un voluntario, un miembro de la familia a la vez.
Su programa
Dependiendo de su ubicación, su programa local es %location%.
Your location could not be automatically determined. Choose a program below:
Your Special Olympics Local Program:
Looking for a different local program? Choose a program from the list below:
Asia Pacífico
""
Asia Oriental
""
Europa Eurasia
""
América Latina
""
Oriente Medio Norte de África
""
América del norte
""
Encuéntralo rápido
Encuentra oportunidades laborales con Olimpiadas Especiales
¿Qué deportes ofrece Olimpiadas Especiales?
Contactar con Olimpiadas Especiales
Encuentra eventos cerca de mí
Formas de donar a las Olimpiadas Especiales
Sports

Swimming

Aquatics

Special Olympics swimming is popular world wide. Stay up to date with swimming news, events and competition results on this page. You'll find links to coaching resources, too. It's all here.

Popular Worldwide

Swimming is one of the most popular sports in world. Unlike other sports, swimming is a life skill that is taught, first, to ensure safety and, secondly, for sports and competition purposes. Aquatics covers a great variety of swimming skills, from short sprints to longer events and relays. And the Aquatics coaching guide (below) gives coaches advice and approaches to successfully coach swimmers of all abilities, from strong, fast competitors to swimmers who find it hard to swim at all.

Swimming Global Sport Development Strategy Plan 2025 – 2027

Special Olympics is excited to introduce a sport-specific approach to the development of swimming globally, focusing on the 2025-2027 timeframe. This initiative aims to deepen our understanding of swimming's positioning both internally and externally around the world. This strategic approach will not only strengthen our swimming presence but also elevate the overall experience for swimmers across the movement. Together, we can create a vibrant future for swimming and Open water Swimming on the global stage.
Download the PDF
Athlete swimming under water.

Swimming Coaching Resources

Coaching guide, rules and other materials for coaches.
View All
Additional Coaching Resources

General Coaching Information

How to become an excellent Special Olympics coach: videos, brochures and more covering coaching basics

General Sport Resources

Basic resources and information Special Olympics coaches need to be successful, including Sports Article 1, rules, fact sheets, materials on CD and DVD, quizzes and event-management guides.

All Sport Resources

Get rules, fact sheets, coaching guides, quizzes broken out for each sport, plus comprehensive information on coach development, athlete development and Unified Sports.