Daisy Ridley trained for months to play first woman to swim English Channel

Ars Technica
By Jennifer OuelletteJun 3, 2024, 3:10 pm193 pts
Enlarge / Daisy Ridley stars as Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle in The Young Woman and the Sea. (credit: Walt Disney Studios) In August 1926, American champion swimmer Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, completing the 21-mile feat in 14 hours and 34 minutes—a record that would…

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