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Gertrude Ederle

1905 - 2003

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Gertrude Caroline Ederle (; October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gertrude Ederle is the 2nd most popular swimmer (up from 5th in 2019), the 1,056th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,629th in 2019) and the most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Gertrude Ederle ranks 2 out of 709. Before her are Johnny Weissmuller. After her are Mark Spitz, Alfréd Hajós, Michael Phelps, Mike Troy, Rie Mastenbroek, Jimmy McLane, Duke Kahanamoku, Charlie Hickcox, Wally Ris, and Frederick Holman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Gertrude Ederle ranks 29. Before her are Raymond Aron, Ulf von Euler, Artem Mikoyan, Guillermo Stábile, Władysław Gomułka, and Gerard Kuiper. After her are C. P. Snow, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, George H. Hitchings, Raymond Cattell, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, and Max Schmeling. Among people deceased in 2003, Gertrude Ederle ranks 34. Before her are Luciano Berio, Soong Mei-ling, Maurice Blanchot, Otto Günsche, Mario Beccaria, and Lee Yoo-hyung. After her are Franco Modigliani, Richard Crenna, Compay Segundo, Isser Harel, Bernard Katz, and Helmut Rahn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gertrude Ederle ranks 1,056 out of 20,380. Before her are William T. G. Morton (1819), Arthur Kornberg (1918), Haldan Keffer Hartline (1903), Douglass North (1920), René Auberjonois (1940), and Chester Bennington (1976). After her are David Bohm (1992), Joe Morton (1947), Sylvia Earle (1935), Jonathan Banks (1947), John Hopfield (1933), and Paul Tibbets (1915).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Gertrude Ederle ranks 1. After her are Mark Spitz (1950), Michael Phelps (1985), Mike Troy (1940), Jimmy McLane (1930), Duke Kahanamoku (1890), Charlie Hickcox (1947), Wally Ris (1924), Doug Russell (1946), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Bill Mulliken (1939), and Ken Huszagh (1891).

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