One hundred years ago today, on 6 August 1926, a 19‑year‑old woman stepped into the cold water at Cape Gris‑Nez with a fire in her chest that no tide could extinguish. Her name was Gertrude Ederle, and by the time she reached Kingsdown in Deal, she had not only become the first woman to swim … Continue reading 100 Years of Courage
