"I have no complaints," Ederle said in an interview in the 1950s. I find that is sufficient for training.” (Gertrude Ederle)Copyright © 2020 / The Celebrity Deaths.com / All Rights Reserved The swimmer lifted her head from the choppy waters and replied, 'What for?' Gertrude Ederle Wiki /Bio ACTIVITY Swimmin DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1905 ZODIAC SIGN Scorpio DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2003 PLACE OF BIRTH USA, New York FULL NAME (ENG) Gertrude Caroline Ederle Gertrude Ederle (1905 – 2003) – swimmer, born October 23, 1905 in the city of New York. Ederle trained at the Women's Swimming Association (WSA), which produced such competitors as That wasn't the only advantage of belonging to the WSA. Only five men had been able to swim the English Channel before Ederle. She was 98.Ederle was 20 when she made her historic swim on Aug. 6, 1926, navigating the choppy, treacherous channel under the constant threat of floating debris, poisonous jellyfish and sharks.She left Cape Griz-Nez, France, at 7:05 a.m. and stumbled ashore at Kingsdown, England, 14 hours and 30 minutes later. She met President Coolidge, was paid thousands to tour in vaudeville, played herself in a movie ("Swim, Girl, Swim") and had a song and a dance step named for her.During some of the toughest moments during the swim, her trainer, fearful of her well-being, tried to get her to give up, "but I'd just look at him and say, `What for?"' Gertrude Ederle, in full Gertrude Caroline Ederle, (born October 23, 1905, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 30, 2003, Wyckoff, New Jersey), first woman to swim (1925) the English Channel and one of the best-known American sports personages of the 1920s. She died on November 30, 2003, in Wyckoff, New Jersey, at the age of 98. She eventually quit touring when the stress got too much.Ederle was a champion swimmer before her Channel swim, holding a string of world records at various distances. 1924 swimming Olympian who became the first woman to conquer the English Channel two years later. Still, she was proud to have been a part of the American team that brought home 99 medals from the Paris Olympics. Ex-FDA chief says U.S. could reach 300,000 COVID deaths by end of yearBattleground Tracker: Biden leads in Wisconsin and PennsylvaniaHong Kong police raid pro-democracy media group, arrest founderAlex Azar in highest-level visit to Taiwan by U.S. official in decadesCollin Morikawa, 23, wins first major at PGA ChampionshipGeorgia school temporarily closes after positive COVID-19 testsApparent drive-by shooting wounds 9 at family gathering in parkNew Zealand marks 100 days of no new reported local coronavirus casesBattleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground TrackerBiden has edge in North Carolina, race is tight in Georgia — CBS News pollWhy some mail-in ballots are rejected and how to make sure your vote countsWhat happens if the president doesn't accept the election results?Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballotsGOP confident in Ohio, but Dems think it's within reach https://www.sunsigns.org/famousbirthdays/d/profile/gertrude-ederle "I proved they could. ""I thought it was marvelous, and I thought only Gertrude could have done it," another top swimmer from the era, Aileen Riggin Soule, said in a 1999 interview with The Associated Press. Still, she was proud to have been a part of the American team that brought home 99 medals from the Paris Olympics. The Trudy had been favored to win a gold in all three events and "would later say her failure to win three golds in the games was the biggest disappointment of her career." The first person to greet her was a British She is mentioned in Episode 11 of the first season of An annual swim from New York City's Battery Park to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is called the Ederle Swim in memory of Gertrude Ederle, and follows the course she swam.The Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center is located in Manhattan.A film adaptation, "Young Woman and the Sea", based on the book of the same name by Glenn Stout, produced by Gertrude Ederle: "People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could."