English channel swim gertrude ederle biography
English channel swim gertrude ederle biography
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Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer (1905–2003)
| Full name | Gertrude Caroline Ederle |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Trudy", "Gertie", "Queen of the Waves" |
| Born | (1905-10-23)October 23, 1905 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 2003(2003-11-30) (aged 98) Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Women's Swimming Association |
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (;[1] October 23, 1905[2] – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events.
On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.[3] Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves".[4][5]
Amateur career
Ederle grew up in Manhattan where her father ran a butcher shop on Amsterdam Avenue, and learned to swim in Highlands, New Jersey.[6&