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History-making English Channel swimmier dies.(Obituary)
Gertrude Ederle, who battled riptides, crosscurrents, driving rain and turbulent seas to become the first woman to swim the English Channel died Nov. 30, 2003, according to the New York times.
Ederle was 20 when she made her historic swim on Aug. 6, 1926, navigating the choppy, treacherous channel under the constant threat of floating debris, poisonous jellyfish and sharks. Because of stormy weather, Ederle had swum 35 ...
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