Gertrude Ederle, again

One hundred years ago today … The Daily News, not known for subtlety even in its third year of publication, printed an image diagramming 16-year-old swimming champion Gertrude Ederle's bodily dimensions.

*Daily News*, 17 December, 1922, p. 16. *Newspapers.com.*
We last featured Ederle back in September, commemorating her six records set in Coney Island.

*Brooklyn Daily Eagle*, 9 December, 1922, p. 14. *Newspapers.com.*

Earlier in the month, at the City Athletic Club, 48-50 West 54th St. Ederle had set a new record for the 100-yard swim.

– Jonathan Goldman, Dec. 17, 2022

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