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First crossing of the English Channel swimming (female)

First crossing of the English Channel swimming (female)
Who
Gertrude Caroline Ederle
What
First
Where
United Kingdom (Deal,)
When
06 August 1926
The first woman to succeed was Gertrude Caroline Ederle (USA, b. 23 October 1906) who swam from Cap Gris-Nez, France to Deal, England on 6 August 1926, in the then overall record time of 14 hr 39 min.