The eleven athletes have captured a number of medals.
The games ran from June 25 – July 4. Athletes were drawn from the Prins Willem Alexander School for Special Education (PWAS), Sr. Basilia Center and St. Maarten Vocational Training School. They participated in three of the 24 areas: track and field (racing, shot put and long jump), swimming and bocce.
Representing St. Maarten in track and field were Linda Richardson and Milinda Rogers from the Sr. Basilia Center; Katiana Pierre and Joseph Fidanque from Prins Willem Alexander School and Stefano Gordon and Jivana Claxton from the St. Maarten Vocational Training School. Willemijn Verloop and Roger Jeffers of the Sr. Basilia Center and Jivanta Claxton and Nathan Mollineau from the Prins Willem Alexander School (PWAS) competed in swimming while Albert Arrindell from the Sr. Basilia Center competed in bocce.
Athletes were accompanied by five coaches (Les Brown, , Antroy Cleghorn, Isha Marlin and Debby Rombley), Head of Delegation (HOD) Special Olympics Foundation St. Maarten(SOSM) Secretary Loyola Seymonson and one Assistant Head of Delegation (Asst. HOD) Greta Mathew.
An estimated 7,500 Special Olympics Athletes from 185 nations competed in 22 Olympic-type sports at the international event. The games are held every four years in a different nation.
Other members of the St. Maarten Special Olympics Board are: Lisandra Havertong (Treasurer and Vice President); Les Brown (Sports Director); Loyola Seymonson (Secretary); Joycelyn Patrick (Parent liaison); Willemijn Verloop (Athlete representative); Brigitte Halley (Prins Willem Alexander School Coordinator) and Greta Mathew (Sr. Basilia Center Coordinator.
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams was on hand to welcome and toast with Country St. Maarten’s Special Olympic Athletes upon their sucessful return from the Special Olympics World Summer Games that took place from 25th June to 4th July 2011, in Athens Greece.