‘Young Woman and the Sea’: The English Channel Crossing

“Young Woman” tells of Trudy Ederle’s groundbreaking English channel swim, where the 1924 Paris Olympian broke the men’s record by 2 hours. Very inspiring.

Trudy Ederle (Daisy Ridley) about to take a true hero's journey, in "Young Woman and the Sea." Walt Disney Studios

PG | 2h 9m | Biopic, Sports | July 19, 2024

The release of “Young Woman and the Sea” in July chummed the waters, if you will, in anticipation of the 2024 Paris Olympics. After watching it, you’ll want to see, in your mind’s eye, Gertrude ”Trudy” Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926, stand on the podium along with Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, and Simone Biles.