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Gertrude Ederle durchschwamm 1926 als erste Frau den Ärmelkanal. Die junge Amerikanerin mit schwäbischen Wurzeln schrieb damit nicht nur Sportgeschichte.
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Orig. caption... Gertrude Ederle, youthful American swimming champion, leaving Cape Gris Nez on her attempt to be the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Photo shows Miss Ederly entering the water for the long grind, with her goggles to protect her eyes from the continued irritation of the salt water, one of the most painful handicaps the Channel swimmer has to overcome, and the heavy coat of grease over the entire body to help her to combat the intense cold of the Channel water. Orig. caption... GIRL SWIMS CHANNEL IN RECORD TIME. For the first time in history the English Channel has been swum by a girl Miss Gertrude Ederle, the 18 year old American athlete. Miss Ederle reached the English coast from France in 14 1/2 hours, two PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxDENxNORxSWExFIN Copyright: xXxXxXx CHANNEL SWIMMER

Gertrude Ederle, den Körper mit Olivenöl, Wollfett und Schweineschmalz präpariert, betritt das Nordsee-Wasser.

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