Ederle, Gertrude Caroline
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American swimmer (b. Oct. 23, 1906, New York, N.Y.—d. Nov. 30, 2003, Wyckoff, N.J.), was the first woman to swim across the English Channel, a feat she accomplished on Aug. 6, 1926. Although blustery weather and sea conditions caused her swim from France to England to total some 56 km (35 mi)—in a straight line the distance would have been about 34 km (just over 21 mi)—her time of 14 hours 31 minutes was 1 hour 59 minutes under that of the fastest of the five men who had previously swum the Channel. Ederle's record was not broken until 1950.
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Ederle,Gertrude Caroline — E·der·le (āʹdər lē), Gertrude Caroline. Born 1906. American swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel, doing so in 14 hours and 31 minutes. * * * … Universalium
Ederle, Gertrude (Caroline) — born Oct. 23, 1906, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 30, 2003, Wyckoff, N.J. U.S. swimmer, the first woman to swim the English Channel. She set women s world freestyle records in the early 1920s, and in 1924 she won a gold medal (400 m freestyle… … Universalium
Ederle, Gertrude (Caroline) — (23 oct. 23, 1906, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.–30 nov. 2003, Wyckoff, N.J.). Nadadora estadounidense, la primera mujer que cruzó el canal de la Mancha. A principios de la década de 1920 estableció récords femeninos de estilo libre, y en los Juegos… … Enciclopedia Universal
Gertrude Caroline Ederle — Gertrude Ederle Parade en l honneur de Gertrude Ederle à New York en 1926 Gertrude Caroline Ederle (23 octobre 1906 30 novembre 2003) était une nageuse de compétition américaine. Elle fut la première femme à … Wikipédia en Français
Ederle, Gertrude — ▪ American athlete in full Gertrude Caroline Ederle born , Oct. 23, 1906, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 30, 2003, Wyckoff, N.J. first woman to swim the English Channel and one of the best known American sports personages of the 1920s.… … Universalium
Gertrude Caroline Ederle — noun United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906 2003) • Syn: ↑Ederle, ↑Gertrude Ederle • Instance Hypernyms: ↑swimmer … Useful english dictionary
Gertrude Ederle — Gertrude Caroline Ederle (* 23. Oktober 1906 in New York; † 30. November 2003 in Wyckoff, New Jersey) war eine US amerikanische Schwimmerin und die erste Frau, die den … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ederle — noun United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906 2003) • Syn: ↑Gertrude Ederle, ↑Gertrude Caroline Ederle • Instance Hypernyms: ↑swimmer … Useful english dictionary
Gertrude Ederle — noun United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906 2003) • Syn: ↑Ederle, ↑Gertrude Caroline Ederle • Instance Hypernyms: ↑swimmer … Useful english dictionary
gertrude — /gerr troohd/, n. a slip or underdress for infants. [1925 30, Amer.; special use of GERTRUDE] * * * (as used in expressions) Bell Gertrude Ederle Gertrude Caroline Elion Gertrude Belle Jekyll Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Mayer Maria Gertrude Maria… … Universalium
