Smithsonian Magazine

Discover the Story of Gertrude Ederle, an Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Setter Who Made Waves as the First Woman to Successfully Swim the English Chan…

After a failed 1925 attempt and a year of training, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel in ...

Gertrude Ederle nearly drowned at 7 — then became the first woman to swim the English Channel

Gertrude Ederle was asked to provide her passport after the gruelling 14-and-a-half hour swim ...
The Washington Post

12 dead after migrant boat in English Channel capsizes

At least 12 people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the English Channel off the coast of northern France, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday. Darmanin said ...

Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel – archive 1926

On 6 August 1926, the 19-year-old made the crossing from Cap Gris-Nez to Deal in 14 hours and 39 minutes, breaking the men’s record by almost two hours ...
Swimming World

The ‘Firsts’ of English Channel Crossings Can Never Be Taken Away (Check Out Some Legendary Efforts)

For more than 50 years reporters and historians have likened a 33-kilometer English Channel marathon swim to climbing Mt. Everest. There are a few dramatic differences: About three times as many ...
CNN

At least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel

At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. The tragedy occurred Saturday just before midnight when ...
The Manila Times

Youngest South African Woman to Attempt English Channel Crossing During National Women’s Month

National Women’s Month in August will see South Africa’s 18-year-old Amber-Rose Berry of Cape Town attempt to become the youngest South African woman to swim the English Channel, according to the ...