Cape Griz Nez, France (WHTM) It was one of the most daunting athletic challenges in the world-swimming across the English Channel. In all the world only five had done it, all male. On August 6, 192… ...

For two weeks in 1926, a woman held the world speed record for swimming across the English Channel.On August 6, American Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle swam from France to England in 14 hours 31 ...

This film tells the story of how Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, the daughter of a German butcher in New York City, successfully swam the English Channel on Aug. 6, 1926.

The Young Woman and the Sea has made a splash on Disney+, with the film centring around Gertrude Ederle - the first woman to ...

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 ...

Daisy Ridley stars in Young Woman and the Sea about American swimmer Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

The upcoming film, which Bruckheimer produced for Disney, stars Daisy Ridley as Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, the Olympic swimmer who became the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel ...

Daisy Ridley stars in Joachim Rønning's rousing, family-friendly adventure epic about the first woman to swim across the English Channel. That’s not to pit these two swimming super-stars ...

In 1926, 20-year-old American Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, a daughter of German immigrants, was the first woman to swim the 21-mile English Channel. Two million people celebrated her ticker tape ...

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 become the first woman to swim ...

Young Woman and the Sea, a Gertrude Ederle biopic of the first woman to swim the English Channel, is set for a May release date, with the trailer revealed this week. It will star Daisy Ridley and ...