Gertrude Ederle
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| Full name | Gertrude Caroline Ederle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Trudy", "Gertie", "Queen of the Waves" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 23, 1905 New York, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 30, 2003 (aged 98) Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Women's Swimming Association | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ˈɛdərli/; October 23, 1905 – 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. Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves".