Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003) made history and rocketed to international stardom in 1926 when, at age 20, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel, then considered one of the toughest ...
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Gertrude Ederle nearly drowned at 7 — then became the first woman to swim the English Channel
100 years ago, a 20-year-old woman swam across the English Channel faster than anyone ever before. What made Gertrude Ederle’s achievement all the more remarkable wasn’t just the speed or the fact it ...
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