Gertrude Caroline Ederle (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 See more

In 1925, Ederle turned professional. The same year she swam the 22 miles (35 km) from Battery Park to Sandy Hook in 7 hours and 11 minutes, a record time which stood for 81 years … See more

Ederle was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1965. She was inducted into the See more

• Dahlberg, Tim (2009). America's Girl: The Incredible Story of How Swimmer Gertrude Ederle Changed the Nation. Ward, Mary Ederle., … See more

Ederle grew up in Manhattan where her father ran a butcher shop on Amsterdam Avenue, and learned to swim in Highlands, New Jersey. Ederle later trained at the Women's Swimming Association (WSA). Ederle joined the club when she was only … See more

Ederle had poor hearing since childhood due to measles, and by the 1940s she was almost completely deaf. Aside from her time in vaudeville, she taught swimming to deaf children. She never married and she was living in a nursing home in 2001. She died on November … See more

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