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When was Gertrude Ederle born and died?
Gertrude Ederle, in full Gertrude Caroline Ederle, (born October 23, 1905, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 30, 2003, Wyckoff, New Jersey), first woman to swim (1925) the English Channel and one of the best-known American sports personages of the 1920s. Britannica Explores.
Why did Gertrude Ederle go deaf?
A hearing problem that had troubled Ederle since her childhood caused her eventual deafness. Ederle died in Wyckoff, New Jersey, in 2003 at the age of 98. The Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, complete with a pool, bears her name on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, not far from where she grew up and first learned to swim.
What did Gertrude Ederle do in the Olympics?
Gertrude Ederle. In 1922 she broke seven records in a single afternoon at Brighton Beach, New York. At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris she was a member of the U.S. team that won a gold medal in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay. She also captured bronze medals in the 100-metre and 400-metre freestyle events.
Where did Ederle live as a child?
Her parents owned a cottage in Highlands, New Jersey, and so Ederle and her siblings spent their summers swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. She had a bout with measles as a child, which caused some slight hearing loss.
What did Gertrude Ederle do for deaf children?
Gertrude Ederle being greased to ward off the cold on her swim across the English Channel, 1926.© Bettmann/Corbis. Ederle, whose hearing was permanently impaired while achieving her English Channel triumph, later became a swimming instructor for deaf children.
What was Gertrude Ederle's first swim attempt?
Gertrude Ederle. In 1925 Ederle made an unsuccessful attempt to swim the English Channel, but the following year she returned to France to try again. In the face of widespread doubt that a woman could accomplish the feat, she set out from Cape Gris-Nez near Calais, France, on August 6 and swam the 35 miles (56 km) to Dover, Kent, England,…
