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Gertrude Ederle was born in New York,and was the third of 6 children.
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When Trudy was 7,she fell into a pond in Germany and almost drowened!
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In 1919,Trudy joins the NY Women's Swimming Association.
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Trudy wins her first big rac when she is fifteen.
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Trudy accomplishes wha no other women has. She swam from lower Manhatten to Sandy Hook,New Jersey!
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Trudy makes her first attempt to cross the English Channel,but had to return.
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Trudy tried again to cross the English Channel,and succeeds!!!
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The Mayor of New York holds a big parade for Trudy in lower Broadway.
