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    Gertrude Ederle - Wikipedia

    Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 – 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. Among other nicknames, the press sometimes called … See more

    Ederle grew up in Manhattan where her father ran a butcher shop on Amsterdam Avenue, and learned to swim in Highlands, New Jersey. Ederle later trained at the Women's Swimming Association (WSA). Ederle joined the … See more

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    Ederle was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1965. She was inducted into the See more

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    In 1925, Ederle turned professional. The same year she swam the 22 miles (35 km) from Battery Park to Sandy Hook in 7 hours and 11 minutes, a record time which stood for 81 years … See more

    Ederle had poor hearing since childhood due to measles, and by the 1940s she was almost completely deaf. Aside from her time in vaudeville, she taught swimming to deaf children. She never married and she was living in a nursing home in 2001. She died on November … See more

    • Dahlberg, Tim (2009). America's Girl: The Incredible Story of How Swimmer Gertrude Ederle Changed the Nation. Ward, Mary Ederle., … See more

     
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  2. Gertrude Ederle - Olympics, Death & Facts - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · American swimmer Gertrude Ederle achieved fame when she competed in the 1924 Olympics and became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926.

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    Aug 3, 2018 · Learn how Gertrude Ederle, an American swimmer, broke the men's record and became a national hero in 1926. Find out how she prepared, what she wore and what challenges she faced along the way.

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    5 days ago · Gertrude Ederle is an American swimmer who was the first woman to swim (1926) the English Channel; she beat the men’s world record by almost two hours. That and other swimming feats made her one of the best-known …

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    May 31, 2024 · For two weeks in 1926, a woman held the world speed record for swimming across the English Channel. On August 6, American Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle swam from France to England in 14 hours 31 ...

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    May 28, 2024 · In 1926, 19-year-old New Yorker Gertrude Ederle made history by becoming the first woman to swim the English Channel – and in a faster time than the five men who had already achieved the feat.

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    Dec 18, 2003 · Gertrude Ederle. Gertrude Ederle, cross-Channel swimmer, died on November 30th, aged 97. Dec 18th 2003. ON THE morning Gertrude Ederle set off on her cross-Channel swim in 1926, a London...

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    May 29, 2024 · Olympian Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel, is being reintroduced to audiences in a powerful new biopic starring Daisy Ridley, and produced by Jerry...

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