Gertrude Ederle
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Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle: "People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could."
Parade for Ederle along the Canyon of Heroes, 1926
The grave of Gertrude Ederle
Jabez Wolffe
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Jacob Abraham "Jabez" "Jappy" Wolffe was a Scottish long-distance swimmer and author of swimming books. He attempted but failed to swim the English Channel 22 times, between 1906 and 1921. He came clo
Gertrude Ederle
…swimming across the English Channel. Helen Wainwright cancelled due to an injury, but Ederle decided to try the crossing on her own. She trained with Jabez Wolffe, who had attempted 22 times to swim the Channel. On August 18, 1925, Ederle made her first attempt, but she was disqualified when Wolffe ordered another…
Jabez Wolffe in 1928