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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] Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves". [4] [5]
Gertrude Ederle's successful cross-channel swim began at Gris Nez in France at 07:05 am on 6 August 1926. Her trainer was Burgess. [ 16 ] She came ashore at Kingsdown , Kent , England, in a total time of 14 hours and 39 minutes, making her the first woman to complete the crossing and setting the record for the fastest time, breaking the ...
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.
Mercedes Carey (née Gleitze; 18 November 1900 – 9 February 1981) was a British professional swimmer.She was the first known person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel. [2]
Up to 1927, fewer than ten swimmers (including the first woman, Gertrude Ederle in 1926) had managed to successfully swim the English Channel, and many dubious claims had been made. The Channel Swimming Association (CSA) was founded to authenticate and ratify swimmers' claims to have swum the Channel and to verify crossing times.
List of Queen of the Channel. Swimmer [1] Number of crossings Years title held Gertrude Ederle: 1: 1926-1953 Florence Chadwick: 2-3: 1953-1964 Greta Andersen: 4-5:
Gertrude Ederle United States: 100 m backstroke details: Sybil Bauer United States: Phyllis Harding Great Britain: Aileen Riggin United States: 200 m breaststroke details: Lucy Morton Great Britain: Agnes Geraghty United States: Gladys Carson Great Britain: 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details United States (USA) Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude ...
In the 1920s Burgess was hired by the Olympian gold medalist and world record holder Gertrude Ederle, who in 1926, under his guidance, became the first woman to cross the English Channel. [7] Around the same time Burgess bought a summer home at Cap Gris Nez near Calais , as a summer base to train channel swimmers from 1922 to 1934, while his ...