Gearoid Towey (born 26 March 1977 in Fermoy, Ireland[1]) is an Irish Olympic athlete, former world champion in rowing, and trans-Atlantic rower.

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] Towey organised the first official Art O'Neill Challenge in 2009, to raise money for the Stuart Mangan Appeal.