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<p>Gertrude Ederle wanted to swim across the English Channel and trained with a male swimmer who had himself failed to swim it 22 times. He thought it was “too much for any woman swimmer”. In 1926, Gertrude swam across it in a controversial two piece suit, and beat the record of five men before her by two whole hours and in choppy conditions.<br />
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<strong>Fact check the sources used for this fact at the end of this article.</strong></span></p>
<p>At times she would help herself to keep going by singing &#8216;Let Me Call You Sweetheart&#8221; in time with her strokes. In addition, crew members in a nearby boat held up signs reminding her about the red roadster she was promised if she made it.</p>
<p>In 1924, before swimming across the channel, Ederle won gold in the 1924 Olympics. She died in 2003 at age 98. She spent later years teaching swimming to deaf children.</p>
<p>Daisey Ridley is <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/12/daisy-ridley-disney-plus-movie-young-woman-and-the-sea-gertrude-ederle-joachim-ronning-jerry-bruckheimer-jeff-nathanson-first-woman-swim-english-channel-1234653227/">set to play</a> Gertrude Ederle in a drama on Disney+.</p>
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<h2>FACT CHECK &#8211; Gertrude Ederle</h2>
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Here are sources used for this fact:</p>
<p><strong>NyTimes</strong> &#8211; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/01/sports/gertrude-ederle-the-first-woman-to-swim-across-the-english-channel-dies-at-98.html">Gertrude Ederle, the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel, Dies at 98</a><br />
<strong>The Telegraph</strong> &#8211; <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3672954/When-Gertrude-Ederle-turned-the-tide.html">When Gertrude Ederle turned the tide</a><br />
<strong>Elmira College</strong> &#8211; <a href="http://faculty.elmira.edu/dmaluso/sports/hallsoffame/gertrudeederle.html">Gertrude Ederle, Female Swimmer</a><br />
<strong>History</strong> &#8211; <a href="https://www.history.com/news/gertrude-ederle-first-woman-swim-english-channel">The First Woman to Swim the English Channel Beat the Men’s Record by Two Hours</a></p>
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