Swimming goggles used by Gertrude Ederle

Swimming Goggles used by Gertrude Ederle while swimming the English Channel
Description (Brief):

These swimming goggles were worn by American Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003) while making her historic swim across the English Channel in August of 1926. Not only was Ederle the first woman to ever complete the feat, only five men had ever accomplished the swim, and she bested their times by almost two hours.

Description (Brief)

Called America's Best Girl by President Calvin Coolidge, Ederle returned to fame and a ticker-tape parade in New York City. The former Olympican furthered the acceptance of female athletics, helping make the 1920s America's Golden Age of Sport.

Date Made: 1925

User: Ederle, Gertrude

Name Of Sport: SwimmingWeb Subject: SportsWomen

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure, Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection

Exhibition: Entertainment Nation

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Gertrude C. Morrison

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0781.01Accession Number: 1991.0781Catalog Number: 1991.0781.01

Object Name: goggles, swimming

Physical Description: rubber (overall material)leather (overall material)metal (overall material)fibers, synthetic (overall material)glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 17 cm x 8 cm x 7 cm; 6 11/16 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 3/4 inoverall: 3 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in x 3 in; 8.255 cm x 16.51 cm x 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-78c1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_748874

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