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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Disney's Young Woman and the Sea revolves around the remarkable true story of American athlete Gertrude Ederle, yet the movie doesn't always provide a complete picture of the protagonist's life. After becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926, Ederle has been understandably immortalized thanks to the incredible scale of her achievement.
Related Peaky Blinders’ Stephen Graham Joins Daisy Ridley’s New Disney+ Movie Stephen Graham, star of Peaky Blinders and Boiling Point, joins the cast of Disney’s Young Woman and the Sea opposite Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley. Young Woman And The Sea Is Based On Gertrude Ederle's True Story Close Like many of the best sports movies, the basic setup of Young Woman and the Sea is rooted in fact.
Gertrude Ederle Swam 21 Miles Across The English Channel In 1926 As Young Woman and the Sea's inspirational narrative depicts, Ederle did indeed become the first woman to swim the Channel in 1926. However, although she was eventually successful, her mission was not entirely straightforward, only completing the feat at the second attempt. Ederle first tried the swim in 1925, when she was trained by ex-swimmer Jabez Wolffe .
What Happened To Gertrude Ederle After Swimming The English Channel After arriving back in the United States following her triumph, Ederle was met with a celebratory parade in Manhattan. According to Swimming World Magazine, she was "greeted by a ticker-tape parade of 2-million folk" and became a pop-culture sensation.
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