Geoffrey, one of our Physical Therapists, attended the world-renowned Head of the Charles Regatta – the largest two-day rowing event in the world!
At this year’s Regatta, Geoffrey worked alongside Andrew Mangan, a para-athlete competing with able-bodied rowers. At 16 years old, Andrew was paralyzed from the neck down after a spinal cord injury, he has since regained enough mobility to return to rowing as an adaptive sculler. Andrew comes from a strong rowing family, his parents and three older brothers all rowed in high school and college, and his sister is a two-time Olympian in Alpine skiing.
As a lifelong athlete, Andrew enjoys biking, kitesurfing, skiing, and spending time with his siblings. He credits family friend and mentor John Offut, an avid rower and cyclist who emphasized the power of movement, for helping him adapt to the sports he loved.
Now working with his brother on a startup called Promptloop AI, Andrew continues to train and compete, driven by his belief that attitude shapes outcome. Racing against the Charles River’s fast current, he showed that determination — not circumstance — defines the athlete.
