At 7:08 a.m. twenty year old Gertrude Ederle, wearing a swim cap, goggles sealed with paraffin ... By the time she was in her teens she was swimming competitively. From ages 15 to 19 she set ...

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 ...

“Young Woman and the Sea” star Daisy Ridley had three months to prepare for her role as Gertrude ... a thirst for swimming but a lack of formal training. In portraying Ederle’s years-long ...

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 ...

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 ...