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Place of Birth: Fermoy, Munster, Ireland
About Gearoid Towey
- Gearoid Towey (born 26 March 1977 in Fermoy, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish Olympic Athlete and former World Rowing Champion, and Trans-Atlantic rower.
- He competed at three 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".He 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.
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