Gertrude Ederle

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Gertrude Ederle was an American competitive swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, breaking the existing men's record in 1926.

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Gertrude Caroline Ederle 1

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instanceOf Olympic swimmer
competitive swimmer
human
world record holder
brokeRecordOf previous men’s English Channel swimming record
causeOfDeath natural causes
causeOfDisability measles-related complications
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-10-23
dateOfDeath 2003-11-30
dateOfEvent 1926-08-06
ethnicGroup German American
eventParticipatedIn 100 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
4×100 metre freestyle relay
familyName Ederle
fullName Gertrude Ederle self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gertrude Caroline Ederle
givenName Gertrude
hallOfFameInduction International Swimming Hall of Fame
hasDisability partial hearing loss
inspiredWork biographical works
children’s books
knownFor pioneering achievements in women’s long-distance swimming
legacy trailblazer for women in competitive sports
memberOfSportsTeam Women’s Swimming Association of New York
nickname Trudy
notableFor breaking the existing men’s record for swimming the English Channel in 1926
first woman to swim across the English Channel
occupation swimmer
swimming instructor
OlympicGamesParticipatedIn 1924 Summer Olympics
OlympicMedal bronze medal
gold medal
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York City
placeOfDeath Wyckoff, New Jersey
recordTimeForEnglishChannelSwim 14 hours 31 minutes
religion Roman Catholicism
representedCountry United States of America
residence New York City
setWorldRecordCount multiple world records in swimming
setWorldRecordIn freestyle swimming
sexOrGender female
sport swimming
swamAcross English Channel
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 1965

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Gertrude Ederle fullName Gertrude Ederle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gertrude Caroline Ederle