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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 ]
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.
In 1926, Trudy Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel
#49 Gertrude Ederle, First Woman To Cross The English Channel, 26 August 1926, Done In 14hr And 31 Min, Beating The Male Record Of 16hr And 33 Min. Photos Of The Day She Did The Record Image ...
1920 Olympic swimmers Riggin, G. Ederle, H. Wainwright. Riggin was the first-ever female Olympic diving champion. [2] She was only 14 years and 120 days old when she won a gold medal in the women's 3 metre springboard diving ('fancy diving') event at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, [9] [10] also making her the youngest female Olympic champion (a record that was surpassed in 1936 by 13-year ...
Gertrude Ederle was an American swimming champion, Olympic champion and record breaker who trained with Wolffe for her first attempt to cross the English Channel to France. [6] [7] Regarding the failed first attempt, the New York Times, in its obituary for Wolffe, states that on returning to the United States, Ederle
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 ...
Ederle (Italian: [ˈɛːderle]) is a surname that refers to: Carlo Ederle (1892–1917), Italian engineer and army officer; recipient of the Military Order of Italy for action in World War I Gertrude Ederle (1905–2003), American swimmer; first woman to swim across the English Channel