Today is the birthday of Gertrude Ederle (1905-2203). A New Jersey native, she became a champion swimmer at her local YWCA, and went on to win a gold medal at the 1924 Olympics. She became the first woman to swim the English channel in 1926. In the wake of this achievement, she began a successful tour of [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:27AM on October 23, 2012