
NYAD(2023)
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.


“Defy the odds.”
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.

Daisy Ridley
Trudy Ederle

Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Meg Ederle

Stephen Graham
Bill Burgess

Kim Bodnia
Henry Ederle

Jeanette Hain
Gertrude Ederle

Glenn Fleshler
James Sullivan

Sian Clifford
Charlotte 'Eppy' Epstein

Christopher Eccleston
Jabez Wolffe

Ethan Rouse
Henry Jr. (Teen)

Olive Abercrombie
Young Trudy Ederle
Young Woman and the Sea is a history, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of english channel, biography, based on true story, swimming, 1920s, women's sports. Directed by Joachim Rønning, it stars Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham. This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.
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