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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
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Gertrude Ederle
Age: 97 †
Born: 1906
Born: October 23
Died: 2003
Died: November 30
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New York City
New York
Gertrude Caroline Ederle
Trudy Ederle
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