Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World Stout Glenn
Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World Stout Glenn The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel,…
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Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World Stout Glenn
The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a "wave of confidence and emancipation" for women in sports (Parade).By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. She'd won Olympic gold and set a host of world records.
Trudy's failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: No woman could possibly accomplish such a thing.In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. As her German immigrant parents cheered her, and her sister and fellow swimmer Meg helped fashion both her scandalous two-piece swimsuit and leak-proof goggles, Trudy was determined to succeed.
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