Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ ˈɛdərli /; October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, …

Nov 26, 2025 · 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 …

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.

Jul 31, 2024 · Explore the incredible true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, as featured in Disney's Young Woman and the Sea. 20 fascinating facts …

Gertrude Ederle was the daughter of immigrants who became one of the most famous athletes in the world and set a record swimming the English Channel.

Aug 3, 2018 · Ederle held onto her title of fastest English Channel swim until 1951, when a woman named Winnie Roach-Leuszler—the first Canadian to swim the channel—beat her by …

Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, learned to swim as a young child. She began to compete as a teenager and eventually achieved a lifetime record of twenty-nine U.S. and world swimming records. …

Nov 30, 2003 · When Ederle returned to the United States, she was given a ticker-tape parade in New York City. She later had a brief movie career, and also toured the vaudeville circuit, …

Ederle, Gertrude Caroline (“Trudy”; “Gertie”) (b. 23 October 1905 in New York City; d. 30 November 2003 in Wyckoff, New Jersey), endurance swimmer who was the first woman to …

Jul 20, 2024 · On August 6, 1926, American swimmer Gertrude 'Trudy' Ederle took on an unthinkable challenge that would change the landscape of women's sport forever. Trudy …