Gertrude Ederle was born in New York in 1905, her parents were originally from Germany and she was one out of five children. Gertrude learned how to swim at a local public pool in New Jersey, where her family spent their summer on vacation. she started swimming competitively somewhere in her teen years. She became a national champion at the age of sixteen. while
Gertrude Ederle was born in New York in 1905, her parents were originally from Germany and she was one out of five children. Gertrude learned how to swim at a local public pool in New Jersey, where her family spent their summer on vacation. she started swimming competitively somewhere in her teen years. She became a national champion at the age of sixteen. while