Ederle
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In 1926, Trudy Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel, a feat that’s recounted as a sporting accomplishment and an early media phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
The real-life Gertrude Ederle was so utterly compelled that she put her hearing, already damaged by a childhood bout with the measles, at serious risk with her immersions.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Olympian Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel, is being reintroduced to audiences in a powerful new biopic starring Daisy Ridley, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
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
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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