Manu G. Aramendi is a doctor of medicine (MD), specialist in sports medicine, and associate professor of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Basque Country. He currently provides medical services to the Guipuzcoa Football Federation. In addition to organizing courses and seminars, he led the organization of the Estropada Akademikoa - Regata Academica, an Olympic rowing regatta between universities, as well as the associated socio-cultural events. He is a member of the Ur Kirolak rowing club in Donostia-San Sebastian and has participated in several international championships and regattas. He lives with his family in Zumaia, Spain.