Support WBURBook ReviewIn Ederle Bio, A Channel-Crosser's Defiant SpiritPlay06:07Download AudioMaureen CorriganJuly 23, 2009 ShareNineteen-year-old Gertrude Ederle of New York City becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel on Aug. 6, 1926, as she crosses the waterway in 14 hours and 31 minutes.
