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
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Freestyle
Club
Women's Swimming Association
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1924 Paris
4×100 m freestyle
1924 Paris
100 m freestyle
1924 Paris
400 m freestyle
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905[1] – 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.[2] Among other nicknames, the press sometimes called her "Queen of the Waves".[3][4]
^"Gertrude Ederle: American swimmer". Britannica. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^"Gertrude Ederle". Olympedia. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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^Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel. History.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2014.
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