Fighting the Current
In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the first female to swim the English Channel--and broke the existing record time in doing so. Although today she is considered a pioneer in women''s swimming, women were swimming competitively 50 years earlier. This historical book details the early period of women''s competitive swimming in the United States, from its beginnings in the nineteenth century through...
In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the first female to swim the English Channel--and broke the existing record time in doing so. Although today she is considered a pioneer in women''s swimming, women were swimming competitively 50 years earlier. This historical book details the early period of women''s competitive swimming in the United States, from its beginnings in the nineteenth century through...
