They said it couldn't be done; that the deck, and the odds, were stacked against her, but Trudy Ederle listened only to her heart during her record-breaking swim across the English Channel. She was the first woman to accomplish this feat - and her record would hold for another 24 years. Gertrude Ederle made women's history.
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- FrequencyTwice monthly
- Published27 September 2024 at 08:00 UTC
- Length2h 13m
- RatingClean