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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

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The first female British to swim across the English Channel was a lady called Gertrude Ederle

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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.

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