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Gertrude Ederle
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American swimmer (1905–2003)
Key facts
- Full name
- Gertrude Caroline Ederle
- Nickname s
- "Trudy", "Gertie", "Queen of the Waves"
- Born
- ( 1905-10-23 ) October 23, 1905 , New York, New York , U.S.
- Died
- November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30) (aged 98), Wyckoff, New Jersey , U.S.
- Height
- 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- Weight
- 141 lb (64 kg)
- Sport
- Swimming
- Strokes
- Freestyle
- Club
- Women's Swimming Association
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gertrude
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Wyckoff
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- open water swimming
- Sport
- competitive swimming
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Gertrude Ederle.jpg
- Height
- 1.53
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- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1905-10-23
- date of death
- 2003-11-30
- Commons category
- Gertrude Ederle
- medical condition
- deafness
- birth name
- Gertrude Caroline Ederle
- nickname
- Gertie
- name in native language
- Gertrude Ederle
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Encyclopedic overview
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ˈɛdərli/; October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves".
Amateur career
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