CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 6 Aug 1926, American Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the ...

#OnThisDay, 6 Aug 1926, American Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel.

She was an Olympic swimmer, and had held five world records in swimming.

Watch a silent newsreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpJDNRQzook

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