Gertrude Ederle Biopic ‘Young Woman and the Sea’ Set for May Release (Trailer) Young Woman and the Sea, a Gertrude Ederle biopic of the first woman to swim the English Channel ...

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.

Young Woman and the Sea is based on the true story of Gertrude â Trudyâ Ederle, and while it maintains the heart of what happened in reality, there are things the film leaves out and changes ...