Updated on February 19, 2025
Special Olympics Washington athletes (and their families/guardians on their behalf), coaches, Unified partners, and volunteers can create online accounts/profiles as part of the registration process.
Bookmark the new portal at https://Portals.SpecialOlympics.org.
To start the process, we’ve created a simple how-to one-pager for:
- Athletes – If you are unsure which type of account to sign up for, please start here.
- Volunteers and Unified Partners [link]
Need more help? Submit a request here – https://bit.ly/SOWA-PortalSupport – review our Portal Resources page or attend office hours:
- Wednesdays 12:00-1:00 pm PT | 6:00-7:00 pm PT
More Training Resources
- Short videos recorded by Special Olympics Washington coaches and program coordinators for coaches and program coordinators:
- Portal Quick Tip: Program Coordinators/Admins: Decoding Your Participants Status (5 min video)
- Portal Quick Tip: Get Started (2 min video)
- Portal Quick Tip: Choosing which Athlete Account-type (3 min video)
- Portal Quick Tip: When to Update vs. Renew Your Health History Form (2 min video)
- Portal Quick Tips: Downloading Health History Forms (2 min video)
- Portal Quick Tip: Understanding & Navigating Key Areas of the Coach Zone (3 min video)
- Portal Quick Tip: Athlete Portal Guide
- Portal Quick Tip: Managing an Athlete’s Portal Profile
- Step-by-step guides to get registered
- Volunteers
Other Resources
- Microsoft News (July 22, 2024): Special Olympics is racing toward a tech evolution. The athletes are leading the sprint. Read about the collaboration between Special Olympics and Microsoft that brought our new online registration system to life.
Questions? Submit a request here: https://bit.ly/SOWA-PortalSupport or attend office hours:
- Wednesdays 12:00-1:00 pm PT | 6:00-7:00 pm PT