* Scroll to the bottom of the page for turbo-javelin information.
State Summer Games
During May, the State Summer Games are held at Iowa State University in Ames. Nearly 3,000 athletes participate in Special Olympics Iowa's largest annual event. Competition includes aquatics, athletics (track & field), bocce, cycling, developmental events, roller skating, soccer and tennis. Athletes also enjoy Opening Ceremonies at Hilton Coliseum, a Celebration Dance, and activities and entertainment at the Olympic Village.
View photos of the 2011 Summer Games taken by professional photographer Dave Walters.
Events: An athlete may be in one sport per day
Aquatics
| 25 yard Freestyle |
25 yard Breaststroke |
| 50 yard Freestyle |
50 yard Breaststroke |
| 100 yard Freestyle |
25 yard Butterfly |
| 200 yard Freestyle |
50 yard Butterfly |
| 25 yard Backstroke |
100 yard Individual Medley |
| 50 yard Backstroke |
100 yard Freestyle Relay |
| 100 yard Backstroke |
15 yard Flotation Race |
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25 yard Flotation Race |
Athletics
Athletes may enter two individual events and a relay, except in the case of the Pentathlon. A pentathlon athlete may do only the Pentathlon and a relay.
50m Dash
100m Dash
200m Dash
400m Dash
800m Dash
* Softball Throw (Developmental for Shot Put)
Running Long Jump (must use one foot takeoff)
* Standing Long Jump (Developmental for RLJ)
High Jump (12 years & Older)
Pentathlon (14 years & Older)
Tennis Ball Throw (Developmental)
25m Walk (Developmental)
400m Relay
400m Walk Relay (athletes who are unable to run) Athletes who run will be disqualified
Shot Put (12 years & Older) Men 8.13 lbs. - Women 6 lbs.
50m Walk (athletes who are unable to run) Athletes who run will be disqualified
100m Walk (athletes who are unable to run) Athletes who run will be disqualified
1500m Run
400m Race Walk (Developmental)
800m Race Walk
2K Race Walk
*Developmental Events are lead-up events. Athletes cannot be in the lead up event and regular event.
Wheelchair events
25 meter manual Race
30 meter manual Slalom
30 meter motorized Slalom
30 meter motorized Straight
4 X 25 m. Wheelchair Shuttle Relay
100m Manual Straight
100m Motorized Straight
Bocce
4 person teams
Cycling
Athletes may choose two events. Athletes in modified events may not enter other trials. Athletes in unified events may not enter other events.
250m Modified Trial
250m Trial
1K Trial
1K Modified Trial
5K Trial
5K Modified Trial
10K Trials
Unified Trial 1K
Unified Trial 5K
Roller Skating
Developmental Events:
30 meter straight line race
30 meter Slalom race
Artistic Events:
Free Style Singles Contact the State Office for the Requirements.
Speed Events:
100 meter race the track
300 meter race the track
500 meter race the track
200 meter 2-person Relay Race
200 meter 2-person Unified Relay Race
Soccer and Soccer Skills
Seven a Side Soccer
Dribbling
Shooting
Run and Kick
Tennis
Individual Tennis Skills (designed for lower ability athletes)
An athlete may enter 2 of the tennis events listed below:
Singles
Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Unified Doubles
The next Summer Games will be held May 17-19, 2012 at Iowa State University in Ames.
TURBO-JAVELIN EVENT INFORMATION:
Special Olympics Iowa will offer a new track and field event as part of the Spring Games and Summer Games in 2012. Athletes can participate in a mini-javelin throwing event. The mini-javelin is a developmental event. Therefore athletes can choose the mini-javelin or softball throw (not both). Like the softball throw, the mini-javelin is a lead-up event to the shotput.
Turbo javs will be used during the mini-javelin event. All female athletes and male athletes age 8 – 15 will throw a 300 gram turbo jav. Male athletes over 16 will throw a 400 gram turbo jav.
You may order Turbo Javs for your program from the company Turbo Jav. Please call or email Carolynn Petranoff at turbojavs@aol.com or 401-588-2299.
Please contact Rhonda Schwarzkopf at rschwarzkopf@soiowa.org or 515-986-5520 if you have any questions.