Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American swimmer that was the first woman ever to swim the English Channel. Her time was 14 hours and 34 minutes, the best time of the males swimmers was 16 hours and 33 minutes.
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On August 6, 1926, 19-year-old Gertrude Ederlebecame the first woman to swim the 21 miles across the English Channel in 14 hours and 31 minutes
The first female British to swim across the English Channel was a lady called Gertrude Ederle
The first woman to swim the channel was American swimmer Gertrude Ederle in 1926. Her record stood until it was broken by American Florence Chadwick in 1950.
On Saturday, 18 September 2010, at the age of 42, he swam across the English in less than 14 hours
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Gertrude Ederle Also Henry Sullivan in 1923 England to France, Charles Toth of Boston in 1923 France to England,, Amelia Corson 1926 France to England , Enrique Tirabocchi in 1923 france to England
The English channel is a whopping 22 miles long!!!!
The Channel or more correctly The English Channel. To the French it is 'La Manche'.