Athletes Win Big at Alberta Provincial Summer Games
SONWT athletes made waves, leaps, and bounds at the 2025 Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games July 11th-13th in Grande Prairie, Alberta
Special Olympics NWT was lucky enough to send four athletes and four coaches to the 2025 Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games in Grande Prairie, Alberta July 11th-13th. Personal bests were set in every event across the board, with athletes and coaches reaching new heights all weekend long!
Swimmers Marcus Wedawin and Chelsey Makaro each competed in the 50 m freestyle and backstroke and the 100 m freestyle and backstroke, each walking away with medals in every event. Swimmers were coached by Alex Malakoe and Sheadon Roll.
Track & field athletes Grayson Klein and Josh Boudreau came home with medals in the shotput, 200 m and the 1500 m, 3000 m and 800 m respectively. Our track and field athletes were coached by Jennifer and Trent Waterhouse.
Medal Details Include:
Swimming
Marcus Wedawin:
Gold: 100 m backstroke, 50 m freestyle
Silver: 100 m freestyle
Bronze: 50 m backstroke
Chelsey Makaro:
Gold: 100 m backstroke, 100 m freestyle, 50 m backstroke
Bronze: 50 m freestyle
Track & Field
Grayson Klein:
Silver: shotput
Bronze: 400 m
Josh Boudreau:
Silver: 3000 m
Bronze: 1500 m, 800 m