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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gertrude Ederle canonical | 6 |
| Gertrude Caroline Ederle | 1 |
| Henry Ederle | 1 |
| Olympic champion Gertrude Ederle | 1 |
| Trudy Ederle | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic swimmer
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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
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400 metre freestyle ⓘ 4×100 metre freestyle relay ⓘ |
| familyName | Ederle ⓘ |
| fullName |
Gertrude Ederle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gertrude Caroline Ederle
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| givenName | Gertrude ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Swimming Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hasDisability | partial hearing loss ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
biographical works
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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
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first woman to swim across the English Channel ⓘ |
| occupation |
swimmer
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swimming instructor ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesParticipatedIn | 1924 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gertrude Caroline Ederle
subject surface form:
Gertrude Ederle
this entity surface form:
Henry Ederle
this entity surface form:
Olympic champion Gertrude Ederle
this entity surface form:
Trudy Ederle