Olympian Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel ... 21 miles to cross the Channel in 1926, and became known as "Queen of the Waves". The story's heart is ...

and unofficially crowned “Queen of the English Channel”. Ms McCardel was seen confidently cutting through the waves as she drew closer and closer to France, watched over by a safety boat.

Australia’s extraordinary marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel has today been crowned the official “Queen of the Channel” after her world record breaking 44 th crossing of the English Channel ...

The German American athlete rocketed to international stardom in 1926, at age 20, as the first woman to swim across the English Channel ... Dubbed “Queen of the Waves” and “America ...