This summer, Special Olympics BC athletes will have a wonderful opportunity to compete and show their skills alongside top young athletes from across the country. Special Olympics BC athletes will compete in athletics and swimming at the 2022 BC Summer Games in Prince George and 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara!
These Games are separate from Special Olympics Games. They give SOBC athletes chance to shine in front of their peers from generic sports, and gain experience at major competitions.
SOBC athletes have been showcasing their skills in the generic BC Games for 20 years.
Both the Canada Games and BC Games offer valuable external competition opportunities for SOBC athletes and coaches. Special Olympics athletes from across the country compete in Special Olympics sport divisions, and they give their all as members of provincial and regional teams alongside generic athletes, sharing great team spirit all together.
Please join us in cheering for the SOBC athletes who will show their skills at the 2022 BC Summer Games July 21 to 24, and the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games August 6 to 21!
SOBC roster for 2022 BC Summer Games
| ATHLETICS | ||
| Athletes | ||
| First Name | Last Name | City |
| Andrea | Forbes | Smithers |
| Natasha | Phillips | Nanaimo |
| Sandra | Malku | Richmond |
| Hillary | Birkett | Surrey |
| Hailey | Willie | Nanaimo |
| Danielle | Pechet | Vernon |
| Matthew | Hender | Quesnel |
| Chad | Harder | Quesnel |
| Torben | Schuffert | Smithers |
| Zack | Thibeault | Surrey |
| Maxtin | Lengyel | Ucluelet |
| Sash | Barbour | Nanaimo |
| Spencer | Rourke | Prince George |
| Coaches | ||
| First Name | Last Name | City |
| Peter | DeMarchi | Burnaby |
| Mike | Riddalls | Port Alberni |
| Phoebe | Lau | Richmond |
| Sandra | Schuffert | Smithers |
| Julia | Tkaczyk | Vancouver |
| Jacky | Sheng | Nanaimo |
| SWIMMING | ||
| Athletes | ||
| First Name | Last Name | City |
| Jolyn | Watts | Port Alberni |
| Kimberley | Giesbrecht | Port Alberni |
| Amanda | Stewart | Parksville |
| Katie | Johnson | Surrey |
| Jennifer | Utendale | White Rock |
| Matthew | Burns | Mission |
| Paul | Potma | Mission |
| Witchy | Meza Del Angel | Coquitlam |
| Sammy | Langthorne | Burnaby |
| Jamie | Barisoff | Chilliwack |
| Nicholas | Hui | Burnaby |
| Simon | Vanderloo | New Westminster |
| Sebastien | Thomas | Port Alberni |
| Adam | Friesen | Abbotsford |
| Brandon | Mouangsouvanh | Abbotsford |
| Brodie | Stevens | Parksville |
| Coaches | ||
| First Name | Last Name | City |
| Megan | Owens | Chilliwack |
| Wilson | Wong | Vancouver |
| Eric | Valihrach | Abbotsford |
| Barbara | Giesbrecht | Port Alberni |
| Julia | Tkaczyk | Vancouver |
SOBC roster for 2022 Canada Summer Games
ATHLETICS
April Armstrong, Burnaby
Olivia Neuman, Surrey
Thomas Rak, Surrey
Jesse Thibeault, Surrey
Coach: Tom Norton, Abbotsford
Participant Assistant: Ailey Jarvis, Vancouver
SWIMMING
Hailey Borowski, Gibsons
Justin King, Mission
Bonnie-Jean Shade, Campbell River
Ramon Siytangco, Vancouver
Coach: Aaron Leontowich, Kamloops
Participant Assistant: Michelle Cruickshank, Nanaimo
Join us in cheering all of them on! Stay tuned to SOBC's website and social media for coverage of their successes!