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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 and had measles at the age of 5 which caused her to be deaf in her left ear she was a Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events.
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.
First person from China to swim the English Channel. [65] [66] [67] England to France Barbados Chris Gibbs 2003 11:30 First person from a Caribbean country to swim the English Channel. Aged 58, and member of The Merrymen Calypso band. [68] England to France Malaysia Abdul Malik Mydin: 2003 17:42 First Malaysian swimmer to cross the English Channel.
Vindication Swim is a 2024 biographical drama film about swimmer Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel.The film is written and directed by Elliott Hasler, starring Kirsten Callaghan in the lead role with John Locke playing her coach and Victoria Summer as a rival swimmer.
Kellermann and Beatrice Kerr, who was billed as "Australia's Champion Lady Swimmer and Diver", were rivals, although Kerr's public challenges to Kellermann to meet in a competitive race went unanswered. [2] On 24 August 1905, aged 19, Kellermann was one of the first women to attempt to swim across the English Channel. [3]
Offered $15,000 by the Toronto Telegram newspaper to swim the English Channel, Bell made the crossing in 14 hours, 36 minutes on July 31, 1955. [23] Her crossing started at Cap Gris-Nez and ended at Abbotscliff, between Dover and Folkestone. [23] At 17 years of age, she was the youngest swimmer to succeed in the crossing. [24]
#OOOPS UPSIDE DOWN FLAG 🤦🏻♀️😂 The #Olympic flag appeared to have been raised upside down in an embarrassing moment at the very start of Paris 2024#Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony # ...
Brenda Fisher in 1951 swimming the English Channel. On 17 August 1951 she was the 23rd swimmer of the English Channel from France to England, completing in a new record women's time of 12 hours 42 minutes. She was fed every hour keeping up a rate of 25 strokes a minute rising to 30 as she approached England.