Daisy Ridley in a blue sweater, walking on a ferry.
The Big Picture While many may be eagerly awaiting Daisy Ridley's return to the Star Wars franchise, her latest role in Young Woman and the Sea sees her star as another character that perseveres against impossible odds. This time, however, the woman Ridley is playing is a very real and very remarkable woman from sports history. The film's subject, Trudy Ederle, became the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel in 1926, and that was after she became a bona fide Olympian.
Release Date May 31, 2024 Director Joachim Rønning Cast Daisy Ridley , Tilda Cobham-Hervey , Stephen Graham , Christopher Eccleston , Jeanette Hain Runtime 100 Minutes Trudy Ederle Started Swimming Much Sooner Than 'Young Woman and the Sea' Implies Young Woman and the Sea begins with a young Trudy Ederle's early life, starting with when she was living with measles.
Trudy Ederly Alleged Jabez Wolffe Sabotaged Her First English Channel Attempt Close Here's where the history gets a little tricky. The closest thing Young Woman and the Sea has to a main antagonist is Jabez Wolffe , who was Ederle's coach when she tried to cross the English Channel for the very first time.
With the help of a much more experienced coach Thomas William Burgess , Trudy Ederle did indeed become the first woman to swim the English Channel. If that prestigious record wasn't enough, she also became the fastest person to complete the notorious swim, beating her male counterparts by several hours. Her final time clocked in at about 14 hours and 31 minutes, and she did it all in a risqué two-piece swimsuit that would go on to be fairly influential.
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