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People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could.

Gertrude Ederle

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

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