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  2. Gertrude Ederle - Wikipedia

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    Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ ˈ ɛ d ər l i /; [1] October 23, 1905 [2] – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel . [ 3 ]

  3. Young Woman and the Sea - Wikipedia

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    Young Woman and the Sea is a 2024 American biographical sports film directed by Joachim Rønning and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the 2009 book by Glenn Stout.Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, the film stars Daisy Ridley as Gertrude Ederle, an American competitive swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

  4. The True Story Behind Disney's Young Woman and the Sea - AOL

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    In 1926, Trudy Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel

  5. How Joachim Rønning Got Back in the Water - AOL

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    Daisy Ridley stars in Young Woman and the Sea as Trudy Ederle, the real-life New York City native who became the first woman to swim across the English Channell. Elena Nenkova / Disney.

  6. Review: In 'Young Woman and the Sea,' a true story of ... - AOL

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    In 1926, Trudy Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel, a feat that's recounted as a sporting accomplishment and an early media phenomenon. In 1926, Trudy Ederle was the ...

  7. Daisy Ridley Opens Up Exclusively About Her Graves’ Disease ...

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    In her newest role, Daisy plays the real-life American athlete Gertrude “TrudyEderle in Young Woman and the Sea, centered on the story of the first woman who swam the English Channel. (Daisy ...

  8. ‘Young Woman and the Sea’: Daisy Ridley Trained for ... - AOL

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    “Young Woman and the Sea” tells the story of Trudy Ederle, played by Daisy Ridley, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. ... I wanted to be in the real ...

  9. ‘Young Woman and the Sea’ Review: Daisy Ridley Stuns and ...

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    For the film’s wondrous rebel Trudy Ederle (a graceful, commanding Daisy Ridley), who became the first woman to swim across the treacherous 21-mile English Channel in 1926, that big dream at ...