Title: Young woman and the sea
Subtitle: how Trudy Ederle conquered the English Channel and inspired the world
First published: 2009
Description: In 1926, a plucky American teenager named Trudy Ederle captured the imagination of the world when she became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Stout offers the dramatic and inspiring story of Ederle's pursuit of a goal no one believed possible, and the price she paid.
Subjects: Biography, Swimmers, Women swimmers, Women, united states, biography, Swimming, Athletes, biography
Places: United States
People: Gertrude Ederle (1906-2003)
LC classification: GV838.E34 S76 2009