Ederle, Gertrude Caroline
1905 - Born on the 23rd of October.
1924 - She won a gold medal in Summer Olympics.
1925 - She swam a 21-mile crossing across Lower New York Bay, New York, U.S.A.
1926 - She became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
2003 - She died on the 30th of November.
1924 - She won a gold medal in Summer Olympics.
1925 - She swam a 21-mile crossing across Lower New York Bay, New York, U.S.A.
1926 - She became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
2003 - She died on the 30th of November.
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