Eric Seward (6 July 1891 – 11 October 1975) was a British swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Seward was later a pilot with No 14 Squadron in the Royal Flying Corps in Palestine from 1916–1918.Seward Desmond. 2009. Wings Over the Desert : In Action with an Rfc Pilot in Palestine 1916–18. Sparkford Yeovil Somerset UK: Haynes Pub. In 1917, the Martinsyde G.100 he was flying was brought down by Turkish anti-aircraft fire.Allason, Julian.(2009). "Pamela Widmerpool’s Cairo." Anthony Powell Newsletter 37 (winter): 6-9. 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.The Seward Exploit. 2nd Lieut W E L Seward, MC. at Ramleh, Near Jaffa, in Palestine (24th March 1917). Imperial War Museum, RAF Section.
After retiring from the RAF, he had a business career.Eric Seward. Olympedia.
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