Swimming goggles used by Gertrude Ederle
Swimming goggles used by Gertrude Ederle
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- 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.
- 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."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- goggles, swimming
- date made
- 1925
- user
- Ederle, Gertrude
- 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 in
- overall: 3 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in x 3 in; 8.255 cm x 16.51 cm x 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- 1991.0781.01
- accession number
- 1991.0781
- catalog number
- 1991.0781.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gertrude C. Morrison
- subject
- Swimming
- Sports
- Women
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Patrick Mus
Mon, 2016-08-08 13:31