A nineteen-year-old American woman sets out on an extraordinary feat of endurance. Will Gertrude Ederle become the first ...

Currently on display as part of the Design Museum’s celebration of a century of swimming style, this 1920s promo image offers a tantalising glimpse of a sadly lost silent feature starring Bebe Daniels ...

Before Trudyâ s second attempt to cross the English Channel, four other female swimmers tried to swim across the Channel in ...

Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel, had a fascinating career beyond her aquatic feat. Young Woman and The Sea brings Ederle's heartwarming story to life without ...

Marketing Trips More Puerto Rico: tasty food and GU hoops El Rastro, in Puerto Rico's city of Ponce, is a gourmet's delight. (Dan Webster) ...

Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926. We recently watched, “Young Woman And The Sea” (2024) on Disney+ which follows the life of Gertrude Ederle.

Rønning admitted he had never heard of Ederle, and how she made the 21-mile swim from France to England, before submerging himself in the movie. “The first time I read Jeff Nathanson’s script ...

However, trailblazers like Gertrude Ederle, who became the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926, are among those who famously defied expectations. Ederle’s swim—beating the men’s time by ...

-- Vaudevillian Milton "Gummo" Marx in 1893 -- Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, in 1905 -- TV personality Johnny Carson in 1925 File Photo by Mike Hill/UPI ...

Olympic swimmer Gertrude Ederle wades into the water on her way to becoming the first woman to swim the English Channel, which she did in 14 hours and 31 minutes, breaking the previous men’s ...

It’s one of two organizations that accompanies swimmers as they attempt to cross the English Channel. Around 300 people attempt to swim across the channel each year, according to the BBC.