John Breen

John Breen, our founder, is a sports physiologist and an elite multi-sport coach and athlete. He currently coaches rowing, paddling, Crossfit, and dragon boating at every level – including: high school, college, national team, masters as well as breast cancer survivors. His athletes have medaled at the world championships, competed at the Olympic Trials, and raced internationally. As an athlete himself, John Breen is a former collegiate All-American powerlifter, pro-Am track cyclist, member of the US National rowing and dragon boat teams, and a multiple world medalist; he continues to compete in Crossfit, paddling, rowing, dragon boating, cycling, and powerlifting. 

Building on the continuous success of his first non-profit, Schuylkill River Athletic Club (SRAC) in 2012, John founded Fitness in Recovery in 2015 to give back to the recovery community. John views sport as spiritual practice. His vision is to share the extraordinary physical experience of high-performance athletics with the worldwide recovery community.