People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could. — Gertrude Ederle Copy Share Image
To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm… — Gertrude Ederle Copy Share Image
When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that's when I do it, — Gertrude Ederle Copy Share Image
I have no complaints. I am comfortable and satisfied. I am not the kind of person who reaches for the moon as long as… — Gertrude Ederle Copy Share Image
Slowly I came to know that the depth of our heartbreaks determines the depth of our faith. God gives us everything to conquer the… — Gertrude Ederle Copy Share Image
People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could. — Gertrude Ederle Copy Share Image
To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but… — Gertrude Ederle Copy Share Image
