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| Picture No | 11806474 |
| Date | 1925 |
| Description | Gertrude Ederle channel swim attempt with jazz band! 1925 |
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Gertrude Ederle, American competition swimmer, attempting to swim the British channel, who was accompanied not only by wireless operators and her trainer, but by a jazz band for motivational support. Unfortunately, on this occasion, the jazz band didn't work and Gertrude had to give up after nine hours. She would become the first woman to swim the Channel the following year.
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| Source | Page from in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 22 August 1925 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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