Background
McEwan was born in Olney, Maryland and began kayaking at his family"s Valley Mill Camp.
McEwan was born in Olney, Maryland and began kayaking at his family"s Valley Mill Camp.
Yale University.
He earned a degree in literature from Yale University in 1975. He and Haller placed fourth in the 1992 Summer Olympics. The expedition encountered unanticipated high water and ended in tragedy when teammate Doug Gordon failed to boof a waterfall, missed his roll, and died.
McEwan wrote many children"s books
In 2009 he was diagnosed with Multiple myeloma after suffering back problems and died on June 14, 2014.
Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-1 event at Munich in 1972. With his partner, Lecky Haller, McEwan won a silver medal in the C-2 slalom at the 1987 International Coach Federation Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg Saint-Maurice. They have also won the overall World Cup title in the C-2 category in the inaugural season of this competition in 1988.
