Gertrude Ederle Quotes
God has been good to me.
Citations
Goldstein, Richard. "Gertrude Ederle, the First Woman to Swim English Channel, Dies at 98." The New York Times, 1 Dec. 2003, p. B8.
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Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former 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 sometimes called her "Queen of the Waves."