Eric Seward

Eric Seward
Personal information
Born	6 July 1891; Melbourne, Victoria (AUS)
Died	11 October 1975 (aged 84)
Sport
Sport	Swimming

Eric Seward (6 July 1891 – 11 October 1975) was a British swimmer.^[1] He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Seward was later a pilot with No 14 Squadron in the Royal Flying Corps in Palestine from 1916-1918.^[3] In 1917, the Martinsyde G.100 he was flying was brought down by Turkish anti-aircraft fire.^[4] Seward swam four miles under enemy fire to an outpost of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, ANZAC. He was subsequently awarded the Military Cross. This was memorialized in a painting, The Seward Exploit, and is in the collection of the Imperial War Museum, RAF Section.^[5]

After retiring from the RAF, he had a business career.^[6]

References

^ "Eric Seward". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Seaward Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ Seward Desmond. 2009. Wings Over the Desert : In Action with an Rfc Pilot in Palestine 1916-18. Sparkford Yeovil Somerset UK: Haynes Pub.
^ Allason, Julian.(2009). "Pamela Widmerpool’s Cairo." Anthony Powell Newsletter 37 (winter): 6-9.
^ The Seward Exploit. 2nd Lieut W E L Seward, MC. at Ramleh, Near Jaffa, in Palestine (24th March 1917). Imperial War Museum, RAF Section.
^ Eric Seward. Olympedia.