Read more8National Girls & Women in Sports Day: The Greatness of Gertrude Ederle03 February 2021National Girls & Women in Sports Day: The Greatness of Gertrude Ederle By Lianne McCluskey, Swimming World Intern. Gertrude Ederle showed the world what grit and tenacity can do: make swimming history. On August 6, 1926, 19-year-old Trudy became not only the first woman to complete the English Chann...