Gearoid Towey
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Rowing | ||
Representing  Ireland
| ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2001 Lucerne | LM2- |
| | 1996 Hazewinkel | LM1x |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1999 St. Catharines | LM4x |
| | 2003 Milan | LM2x |
| | 2006 Eton | LM4- |
Gearoid Towey (born 26 March 1977 in Fermoy, Republic of Ireland[1]) is an Irish Olympic Athlete and former World Rowing Champion, and Trans-Atlantic rower. He competed at 3 Olympics - Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
Towey, along with Ciaran Lewis, attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 2005 in a 23 ft rowing boat. After 40 days at sea, having endured two tropical storms and a hurricane on the way, their boat was pitch poled by a 10 meter wave, leaving the men adrift 900 miles from landfall. They were rescued in the middle of a force 9 storm at night by the supertanker "Hispania Spirit".[2]
He currently lives in Sydney Australia and is the founder of Crossing the Line Sport - an organisation dedicated to athlete mental health and transition out of sport. He is a regular speaker on the topic of transition, especially the transition from elite athlete to the next phase of life.
References
- ↑ "Gearóid Towey". Sports-reference. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Irish oarsmen rescued from mid-Atlantic liferaft". Daily Times (Pakistan). 10 January 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- Gearoid Towey at WorldRowing.com from FISA