Meet Edgewater’s Star Athlete

November 02, 2017

Edgewater at Boca Pointe is proud of resident Gary Elsner and his inspirational journey to become a competitive athlete at 77 years old. Gary plays at least four sports without using his legs. He was recently featured in the Sun Sentinel and Dr. Oz’s ShareCare.

You can read the Sun Sentinel article here:

Boca Raton athlete, 77, competes without use of legs

At age 77 and without the use of his legs, Edgewater at Boca Point resident Gary Elsner has learned to play wheelchair basketball and sled hockey. Soon, he is also going to try inline skating, only using his wheelchair instead.

Over the summer, Gary Elsner went scuba diving with DiveHeart, a skilled adaptive diving team that helps people with disabilities build independence, confidence and enrich their lives through scuba therapy. Dr. Oz’s ShareCare interviewed Gary and the scuba diving team for a feature story on their underwater adventure in Key Largo, Florida.