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Ederle

American  
[ey-der-lee] / ˈeɪ dər li /

noun

  1. Gertrude Caroline, 1906–2003, U.S. swimmer.


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After distance swimmer Trudy Ederle swam the English Channel in 1926, she had the biggest parade for an athlete in New York City — ever.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

After her successful Channel swim, Ederle injured her back and lost her hearing.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

If you liked “Nyad,” try this: Daisy Ridley plays Gertrude Ederle, the American athlete who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

A crowd reported at the time as 135,000 fans, including Charlie Chaplin, the cowboy star Tom Mix and the English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle, packed Sesquicentennial Stadium in Philadelphia for the bout.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2015

They had a little boy, his name was Arthur Ederle, and he come over and learned me how to spell 'cat' and 'dog' and 'hen' and such like.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

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