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The Special Olympics of Lycoming County offers the following sports programs:

• Aquatics <Top>
  Because of the wide array of swimming events offered, aquatics is appropriate for a range of ages and ability levels. Aquatics competition events are based on a variety of strokes. Special Olympics also offers events for lower ability level athletes to train and compete in basic aquatics skills. The development of these key skills is necessary prior to advancing to longer competitive events.
  
  • Freestyle Events: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1,500 Meter
  • Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly Events: 25 Meter (Breaststroke, Butterfly), 50, 100, and 200 Meter
  • Individual Medley Events: 200 and 400 Meter
  • Freestyle and Medley Relay Events: 4 x 25, 4 x 50 and 4 x 100 Meter 4 x 200 Meter Freestyle Relay
  • Unified Sports Relay Events: Freestyle: 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 Meter Medley: 4 x 25, 4 x 50 and 4 x 100 Meter

  The following aquatics events provide meaningful competition for athletes with lower ability levels:

  • 25 Meter Freestyle and Backstroke
  • 15 Meter Walk
  • 15 and 25 Meter Floatation Race
  • 10 Meter Assisted Swim
  • 15 Meter Unassisted Swim
    
• Athletics <Top>
  Athletics events offer a wide range, from the 100 meters and hurdle events to the marathon, from the high jump to the long jump, shot put, relays and wheelchair events.   In addition, Special Olympics offers events for lower ability level athletes to train and compete in basic athletics skills. The development of these key skills is necessary prior to advancing to longer competitive events.  Special Olympics athletes can also participate in Unified Sports® Athletics relay events. Special Olympics Unified Sports is a program that combines Special Olympics athletes and athletes without intellectual disabilities (partners) on sports teams for training and competition. In Unified Sports Athletics, a relay team would consist of two Special Olympics athletes and two partners.
  
  Track Events

  	100, 200, 400 and 800 Meter Run
  	Hurdles —

  • Women, 100 Meter
  • Men, 110 Meter
• Relays — 4 x 100,
  4 x 400 Meter
• 400 and 800 Meter Walk

Distance Events

• 1,500; 3,000; 5,000 and 10,000 Meter

Field Events

	High Jump
	Long Jump
	Shot Put —

• Women 2.72 kg/
  6 lbs (8-11 yrs –
  1.81 kg/4 lbs)
• Men 4 kg/8.8 lbs
  (8-11 yrs – 2.72 kg/ 6lbs)