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Wife, a life-long aquaphobe, suddenly channeled Gertrude Ederle and beat sand for the water.
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She was a member of the world-record 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay, along with the famed Gertrude Ederle.
Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010
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She was a member of the world-record 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay, along with the famed Gertrude Ederle.
Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010
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Wife, a life-long aquaphobe, suddenly channeled Gertrude Ederle and beat sand for the water.
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Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel and in record-breaking time, agreed: Lindbergh "had better get the money now; later on it may be too late."
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Also in 1924, WSA swimmer Gertrude Ederle won the gold medal in the 400-meter relay and bronze medals in the 100 - and 400-meter freestyle events.
Charlotte Epstein. 2009
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The other cherished possession she kept onboard was a picture of Gertrude Ederle, an American who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
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This excellent pool hosted not only recreational classes but also national competitive swimming championships featuring prominent national and Olympic champions such as Aileen Riggin and Gertrude Ederle in the 1920s.
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The book explores the bold decisions made by various figures ranging from statesmen like Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, to sports figures such as Branch Rickey and Gertrude Ederle.
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GERTRUDE EDERLE, 98Yes, Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim the English Channel, but there was more to it than that.
Final Bows 2007
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