Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the WorldThe exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a wave of confidence and emancipation for women in sports (Parade). By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. Shed won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the