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Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer
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- born
- 1905
- died
- 2003
- age at death
- 98
- known for
- swimmer, open water swimmer
1905 – 2003
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who gertrude ederle is
Gertrude Caroline Ederle 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 with her finish time of 14 hours and 45 minutes, beating the record set by Enrique Tirabocchi in 1923 by one hour, 48 minutes. Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves".
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wikidata records a date of death for Gertrude Ederle in 2003, which is how we know. your browser re-checks this against wikidata on every visit, so it’s current even if the page itself was cached a while ago.
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