America's Champion Swimmer

This book by David A. Adler is a story about Gertrude Ederle and the way she changed the world. Gertrude was born in 1906. People were banned from many places. People said a women's place was home, but Gertrude's place was in the water. She had five brothers and sisters. When she went to Germany she almost drowned in a pond. Her dad had to teach her how to swim. He tied her to a rope. She was better than a lot of people. She did everything amazing, and she even was the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
Reviewed by: D.T.