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FACE OF AMERICA
RACHAEL
ROSEN
APRIL 22-24
PARTICIPANTS ATHLETES: 594 | VOLUNTEERS: 90
ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT
BRINGING A NATION TOGETHER
ATHLETE | STAFF
Sea to Shining Sea 2012 // Staff
Face of America 2010, 2012 // Athlete
At age 17, Rachael Rosen joined her uncle
in riding Face of America. The 2010 ride had
a profound effect on her life, and after riding
Face of America to Gettysburg in 2012, she
was invited to spend her summer as a staff
member with World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Sea to
Shining Sea cross-country ride with adaptive
military veterans.
In 2016, she graduated from University of
Washington School of Medicine with a Master’s
degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics, a degree
she reports was attributable to her experiences
with the many exceptional World T.E.A.M. Sports
athletes she met from across the country.
“I really don’t like the term ‘disabled’ athletes,”
Rachael said. “If anything, I think ‘adaptive’ is
a term which is much more applicable to these
athletes. They can do any sport that you or I
can do—and in my case, probably much better
than I can. They approach athletics in a slightly
different way.”
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Currently serving in her “dream” prosthetic and
orthotic residency at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, Rachael
is looking forward to encouraging and assisting
adaptive athletes throughout her life.