Edward Temme, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Temme

British swimmer and water polo player

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1904

Place of Birth: Plaistow, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1977

Profession: swimmer, water polo player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edward Harry Temme (16 September 1904 – 26 June 1977) was an English swimmer and insurance clerk. Temme was the first man to swim across the English Channel both ways, from France to England on 5 August 1927 and from England to France on 18 August 1934.
He was also a water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.