Charles Edward Swain (16 January 1885 – 9 February 1974) was an Australian athlete.

He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London on the Australasia team, a combined squad of competitors from Australia and New Zealand.

[1][2] Born in Brisbane, Swain participated in the 1500 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London.

He was drawn in a heat with five other runners, but Swain was one of the four athletes who did not finish the race and qualify for the final.

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