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Gertrude Ederle (Gertrude Caroline Ederle) was born on 23 October, 1905 in New York City, New York, USA, is an actor. Discover Gertrude Ederle's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?
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Gertrude Caroline Ederle |
| Occupation |
actor |
| Age |
98 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
23 October, 1905 |
| Birthday |
23 October |
| Birthplace |
New York City, New York, USA |
| Date of death |
30 November, 2003 |
| Died Place |
Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA |
| Nationality |
United States
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Gertrude Ederle Height, Weight & Measurements
At 98 years old, Gertrude Ederle height not available right now. We will update Gertrude Ederle's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Gertrude Ederle Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Gertrude Ederle worth at the age of 98 years old? Gertrude Ederle’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. She is from United States. We have estimated Gertrude Ederle's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
Actor |
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Due to stormy weather, she swam a total of 35 miles covering the 21-mile-wide English Channel. Conditions were so harsh, steamship crossings were canceled, and Ederle nearly quit seven minutes in because of a rough swell. Her time (14 hrs, 39 mins) demolished the record of 21 hrs, 45 mins set in 1875.
Champion swimmer Gertrude Ederle was born in New York City in 1906.
"Trudy", as she was known to her friends, became an avid swimmer and in the four-year period between 1921-25 she held 29 different national and international swimming records; in one afternoon alone in 1922, at a competition in Brighton Beach, NY, she broke seven records.
She was a member of the 1924 US Olympic swim team and received a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay.
In 1925 she made an attempt to swim the English Channel, but it was unsuccessful. She returned to try it again the next year. She began her swim from Cape Gris-Nez, near Calais, on August 6 and, despite heavy seas that forced her to swim a total of 35 miles to cover the 21-mile distance, she came ashore at Dover 14 hours and 31 minutes later--beating the previous record by almost two hours and making her the first woman to swim the English Channel. Her accomplishment made her an international star, and she received a tickertape parade upon her return to the US.
She even played herself in a movie, Swim Girl, Swim (1927). Afterwards she toured the US as a professional swimmer, but a series of mishaps--including a fall down a flight of stairs that injured her back and resulted in her being in a cast for four years--eclipsed her budding career.
However, she did perform at the Billy Rose Aquacade in the New York World's Fair in 1939.
Her hearing had been affected by a childhood bout with measles and was damaged even further by the long hours she spent in the water, and by the 1940s she was completely deaf. She eventually became a swimming instructor for deaf children, and was a member of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Youth Fitness Committee.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 165-167. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
