Gertrude Ederle died in 2003 at 98 in a New Jersey nursing home. She never married, but she had 10 nieces and nephews (via The New York Times). "I read Glenn Stout’s book, and then I researched ...

On August 6, American Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle swam from France to England in 14 hours 31 minutes, beating the men’s record by 1 hour 59 minutes. A November 1926, article in Popular Science ...

Star Wars alum Daisy Ridley swaps a lightsaber for swim goggles in Disney's Young Woman and the Sea, Joachim Rønning's biopic about American swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle. Adapted from ...

Young Woman and the Sea is a biographical film based on American swimmer Gertrude Ederle, who achieved the feat of swimming across the English Channel. This was considered the toughest challenge ...

Gertrude Ederle being watched during her Channel swim ... the rest of her life teaching deaf children how to swim. She never married and died in 2003, aged 98., external Young Woman and the ...

The 'Star Wars' and 'Magpie' actress faces the seas in Joachim Ronning's portrait of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic ...

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 started swimming competitively as a ...

LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Reuters) - New Hollywood film "Young Woman and the Sea" brings the story of Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle to the big screen, shining a light on the Olympic gold medalist's feat to ...