James McEwan

James "Jamie" McEwan (born September 24, 1952) is an American slalom canoist who competed in the 1970s and then again in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-1 event at Munich in 1972.

A native of Olney, Maryland, he began kayaking at his family's Valley Mill Camp.^[1] McEwan earned a degree in literature from Yale University in 1975. He is married to noted children's author and illustrator, Sandra Boynton, a Yale graduate, class of 1974.

With his partner, Lecky Haller, McEwan won a silver medal in the C-2 slalom at the 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice. He and Haller placed fourth in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

In 1998, McEwan and his brother Tom were members of an expedition to run the Tsangpo Gorge, considered the "Mount Everest" of rivers. The expedition encountered unanticipated high water and ended in tragedy when teammate Doug Gordon failed to boof a waterfall, missed his roll, and lost his life.^[2]

McEwan has written many children's books.

http://www.jamiemcewan.com/

Bibliography

• Jamie McEwan and Sandra Boynton (1988). Story of Grump and Pout. Knopf Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0517567067.
• Jamie McEwan and Victor Kennedy (2004). Willy the Scrub. Darby Creek Publishing. ISBN 978-1581960105.
• Jamie McEwan and John Margeson (2005). Whitewater Scrubs. Darby Creek Publishing. ISBN 978-1581960389.
• Jamie McEwan and Victor Kennedy (2007). Rufus the Scrub Does Not Wear a Tutu. Darby Creek Publishing. ISBN 978-1581960105.
• Jamie McEwan and Sandra Boynton (2002). The Heart Of Cool. Simon Spotlight. ISBN 978-0689821783.
• Jamie McEwan and Victor Kennedy (2004). Willy the Scrub. Darby Creek Publishing. ISBN 978-1581960105.
• Jamie McEwan and John Margeson (2008). Scrubs Forever!. Darby Creek Publishing. ASIN B001TL2O5S.
• Jamie McEwan and John Margeson (2007). Rufus the Scrub Does Not Wear a Tutu. Darby Creek Publishing. ISBN 978-1581960105.
• Wickliffe Walker (2000). Courting the Diamond Sow : A Whitewater Expedition on Tibet's Forbideden River. National Geographic Society. ASIN B001TL2O5S.
• Todd Balf (2001). The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la . Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0609808016.

References

1. ^ Ault, Alicia (14 May 2004). "Whitewater Kayaking". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/14/travel/journeys-adventurer-whitewater-kayaking.html. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
2. ^ Phillips, Angus (October 1998). "Tibet Kayak Expedition Turns Fatal". Washington Post. http://www.tew.org/archived/kayak.expedition.html. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile