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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 ]
In the first heat Gertrude Ederle set the first Olympic record for this event with 6:12.2 minutes. In the final Martha Norelius won with the new Olympic record of 6:02.2 minutes. Results
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 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 ...
In 1926, Trudy Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel
Gertrude Ederle United States: 1928 Amsterdam ... The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. New York: Overlook Press. ISBN ...
The seal, whom Buzo nicknamed Trudie in honor of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the channel back in 1926, was following the swimmer closely for several minutes before she ...
American 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 ...