Ederle

[ ey-der-lee ]

noun

1. Gertrude Caroline, 1906–2003, U.S. swimmer.

Example Sentences

After distance swimmer Trudy Ederle swam the English Channel in 1926, she had the biggest parade for an athlete in New York City — ever.

From Los Angeles Times

The real-life Gertrude Ederle was so utterly compelled that she put her hearing, already damaged by a childhood bout with the measles, at serious risk with her immersions.

From New York Times

Young Woman and the Sea follows Ederle's journey from surviving measles to breaking gender conventions of the time by getting in a pool.

From BBC

If you liked “Nyad,” try this: Daisy Ridley plays Gertrude Ederle, the American athlete who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

From Seattle Times

A look at what happened in sports history on August 6, including Gertrude Ederle becoming the first woman to swim the English Channel at age 19.

From Los Angeles Times