Tag: Post – Swimming
USA Games Spotlight: Jonathan Pierce
By Naomi Cahill and Tracy McDannald FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- In the time leading up to the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, one swimmer had officials buzzing. No way, the ...
2018 USA Games: July 6 Round-up
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- The full group of Special Olympics Southern California swimmers made up the bulk of the schedule Friday, the final day of competition at the 2018 USA Games. ...
2018 USA Games: July 5 Round-up
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- As the competitions enter its final days, the intensity is palpable and Special Olympics Southern California seems to just get stronger. Swimming Five Team SOSC swimmers ...
USA Games Spotlight: Nicholas Laguna
SEATTLE, Wash. -- The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games represent quite the full-circle turnaround for 18-year-old Nicholas Kagasoff Laguna. It's also an emotional moment of joy for his fathers, Denny Kagasoff ...
2018 USA Games: July 4 Round-up
A handful of Special Olympics Southern California athletes celebrated the Fourth of July in style, raking in medals as the competitions heat up. Golf REDMOND, Wash. -- All three Team ...
2018 USA Games: July 3 Round-up
SEATTLE, Wash. -- Two more Special Olympics Southern California teams felt the joy of a victory at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games for the first time on Tuesday. Both ...
2018 USA Games: July 2 Round-up
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- Tyler Cribbs and the Special Olympics Southern California softball team set the tone Monday for the delegation. Tyler had a big day at the plate in ...
USA Games Spotlight: Steven Espinoza
By Hannah van Warmerdam Steven Espinoza, a five-time gold medalist at this year’s Summer Games, seems to be unstoppable in the pool. With a bright smile on his face and ...
USA Games Spotlight: Lisa Koskovich
By Hannah van Warmerdam Since swimming in her first Special Olympics competition at 10 years old, Lisa Koskovich has worked her way from the bottom to the top. She went ...
USA Games Spotlight: Kiana Yep
Swimmer Kiana Yep embodies the strength of a Special Olympics athlete. Kiana, who uses a wheelchair, powers her way through the water -- and it's helped her and 65 other ...