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  1. Jun 1, 2024 · Daisy Ridley as Gertrude Ederle in 'Young Woman and the Sea'. Courtesy of Disney. A break between crossings. The second major difference between the movie and real life involves the time...

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  3. May 31, 2024 · What happened to Trudy Ederle after the events in Disney's Young Woman and the Sea? Ederle was paid a hefty sum by Edward L. Hyman to appear at Brooklyn's Strand Theatre. She also played herself in the 1927 movie Swim Girl, Swim , a silent romantic comedy starring Bebe Daniels.

  4. May 29, 2024 · Ederle took on Jabez Wolffe as a coach to train for the feat. Wolffe had attempted to swim the distance himself 22 times without success. Ederle was set to make the attempt with Olympic swimmer Helen Wainwright, who bowed out of the challenge when faced with an untimely injury.

  5. May 31, 2024 · In Young Woman and the Sea, out Friday and directed by Joachim Rønning, Daisy Ridley stars as Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle, the first woman to swim the English channel. Ederle, an...

  6. Young Woman and the Sea tells the story of Gertrude Ederle, an American swimming champion, who first won a gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games. In 1926, Ederle became the first woman to swim 21 miles across the English Channel.

  7. Jeanette Hain as Gertrud Ederle. Jeanette Hain is an actor born and raised in Munich. She is known for playing Brigitte in the movie 'The Reader' and Halyna in the movie 'The Whistleblower'....

  8. May 31, 2024 · Daisy Ridley, who does not like open water and barely swam before playing English Channel swimmer Gertrude 'Trudy' Ederle, tells PEOPLE why she joined 'Young Woman and the Sea': 'Even with the...