In 1925, she became the first woman to swim across New York Bay, breaking the men's record with a time of 7 hours 11 ...

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In 1926 Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle completed the 21-mile swim across the English Channel. At age 20, she became the first woman and youngest person to accomplish this difficult task. Only ...

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August 6, 1926: NY native Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel ...

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

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Today is Thursday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2026. There are 147 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on ...