“To me, the sea is like a person – like a child that I’ve known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea, I talk to it. I never feel alone when I’m out there.” Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle swims across the English Channel, becoming the first woman to do so.
Gertrude Ederle – Swimmer- Associated Links:
- “First Woman to Swim the English Channel” | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/07/first-woman-to-swim-the-english-channel-1926
- “The First Woman to Brave the English Channel” | Outside Online:
- Gertrude Ederle | History.com: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gertrude-ederle-becomes-first-woman-to-swim-english-channel
- Gertrude Ederle | Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/people/gertrude-ederle-9284131
- “How Olympic champ Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim English Channel” | New York Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/gertrude-ederle-woman-swim-english-channel-article-1.802472
- “When Gertrude Ederle Turned the Tide” | Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3672954/When-Gertrude-Ederle-turned-the-tide.html
- “Gertrude Ederle’s Channel Swim” | Mashable: http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/gertrude-ederle-english-channel/#w94Ee0pqWgqJ
- Gertrude Ederle | Quotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/gertrude_ederle
Link to Photo Credit: Gertrude Ederle
