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Even physical education classes for girls and women were less frequent than for men and boys. They prodded her to see – and those broke the rule: no touching. A year later, she crossed the channel in the opposite direction, from England to France, in 16 hours and 22 minutes, becoming the first female to swim the Channel in both directions.
... Gertrude lived until she was ninety-eight.
Between the ages of 15 and 19, Gertrude set twenty-nine national and world records.
Beyond the strain, pain and gain, “Gertie”, as she was known to family, returned home to cheers of “trudy! Gertrude’s generation was eager to push the boundaries and wears swimsuits that were practical, not traditional. In the first heat, two days before the final, Mariechen Wehselau broke the world record in 1:12.2.
A parade down Broadway that includes paper streamers (or ticker tape) being thrown from windows to celebrate major accomplishments or important visitors.
Two million people greeted her with a ticker-tape parade through the streets of New York, where Mayor Walker likened her achievement to Moses parting the Red Sea and Caesar crossing the Rubicon.
Ederle's nephew later described the swim as a warm-up for her Channel crossing.
Trudy Ederle is portrayed by Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley (inset).
Is Young Woman and the Sea based on a book?
Yes. Diminishing her financial gains from her popularity was the Great Depression.
In 1933, Ederle fell down the steps in her apartment building and twisted her spine, which left her bedridden for a number of years.
She swam the time in a 110-yard pool in Indianapolis and it would be six years before her standard would be surpassed. Dolphin fat was used to protect Ederle from brine (sea water), which she was allergic to.
How did Trudy Ederle pay for her swim across the English Channel?
Similar to the true story chronicled in last year's Nyad starring Annette Bening as long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida in 2013, one of the biggest obstacles is finding funding for such swims.
The Women’s Swimming Association provided financial backing but a mistake in the observation boat cost Ederle dear: after swimming 23 miles in 8 hours 43 minutes, the folk in the boat were not sure whether she had fallen unconscious. Her hearing had been damaged as the result of a case of measles when she was a child. A woman: faster than a man.
Ederle, who had been resting (not drowning) by floating face-down, had wanted to keep going, and it was speculated that Wolffe didn't want to see her finish, possibly because he had previously failed to make it across in 22 attempts from 1906 to 1914. Burgess, who is portrayed by actor Stephen Graham in the film, completed his Channel swim on September 6, 1911 after making 15 previous attempts.
A British immigration officer greeted her and asked her for her passport. She also made it tighter so it would not fill with water. Lackie was coached by Bill Bacharach, who had two other solo champions in Paris: Johnny Weissmuller (100m and 400m freestyle) and Robert Skelton (200m breaststroke).
For Ederle, the race meant a second bronze medal: five days earlier she finished behind teammates Martha Norelius and HelenWainwright in the 400m.