Edward Temme

Edward Harry Temme (16 September 1904 – 20 June 1978) was an English swimmer and insurance clerk.

He was a member of the British water polo team that finished fourth at the 1928 Summer Olympics, playing in four matches.

Eight years later, he was part of the British team that finished eighth at the 1936 Summer Olympics, playing in six matches.

Temme kept his job as an insurance clerk and trained to cross the English Channel after work and at weekends.

He swam from France to England on 5 August 1927, starting at Cap Gris-Nez near Calais and reaching Lydden Spout, near Dover, in 14½ hours.