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Gertrude Ederle swim in 1926

Swimmer
NameEderle, Gertrude
GenderF
Age20
NationalityUSA
CountryUSA
Swim
Year1926
No of Ways, Leg, Direction1-way, 1st, F-E
Swim Time, Departure, Arrival14:39:00, 06:09:00, 20:48:00
Ratifying OrganisationCSA
Miscellaneous
Comment1st woman to succeed. Partially deaf
Website/URLhttp://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/08.06.html
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