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 ...

Daisy Ridley plays Gertrude Ederle, Olympic medalist and the first woman to swim across the English Channel, in new film “Young Woman and the Sea.” She trained with Olympic swimmer Siobhan ...

Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003), at age 15, became the first woman to swim the length of New York Bay and, in 1924, won three medals at the Paris Olympics. The German American athlete rocketed to ...

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Ederle won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay.

NEW YORK — Gertrude Ederle, who was the toast of America and Europe in 1926 when she became the first woman to swim the English Channel, died Sunday. She was 98. Ederle had spent the last ...

Sports Actor Daisy Ridley put in some laps to portray swimmer Gertrude Ederle The Star Wars actor trained rigorously for “Young Woman and the Sea,” Joachim Ronning’s movie about the first ...

"Young Woman and the Sea" is out now, and with the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials around the corner and the 2024 Paris Olympics beginning next month, Ridley has gained a brand new appreciation for what ...

Swimming at the 2024 Olympics: Rules, strokes, events and more As Ridley improved, O'Connor took her out of her comfort zone. While Ridley wore goggles for much of her training, they weren't a ...