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Gertrude Ederle

“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 out there.”
- Gertrude Ederle,
- in Think (1958)

Gertrude Ederle, U.S. champion swimmer, Olympic medalist

(1905 - 2003)

Full name: Gertrude Caroline Ederle.