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America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle

David A. Adler

Trudy Ederle loved to swim, and she was determined to be the best. At seventeen Trudy won three medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. But what she planned to do next had never been done by a woman: She would swim across the English Channel in fourteen hours and set a world record.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Clarion Books
  • Publish Date: Jun 1st, 2005
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.06in - 11.00in - 0.13in - 0.36lb
  • EAN: 9780152052515
  • Recommended age: 04-07
  • Categories: Biography & Autobiography - Sports & RecreationSports & Recreation - Water SportsBiography & Autobiography - Women

About the Author

Adler, David A.: -

DAVID ADLER has written more than a hundred books, including Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man and Mama Played Baseball. He lives on Long Island, New York.

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Praise for this book

"Captures the highlights of Ederle's life in evocative images and telling details."--The New York Times Book Review
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