ENGLISH CHANNEL 1926 SWIMMER Crossword Clue
ENGLISH CHANNEL 1926 SWIMMER Crossword Clue
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Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926. She swam from Cape Gris-Nez, France to Kingsdown, England, a distance of 34 kilometers. She was accompanied by an escort boat, the 'AVON', and swam the entire distance in 14 hours and 31 minutes. The swim was made more difficult by strong currents in the Somme estuary.