On August 6, 1926, American swimmer Gertrude 'Trudy' Ederle took on an unthinkable challenge that would change the landscape of women's sport forever.
Trudy started swimming competitively as a teenager becoming the youngest world record holder in the freestyle event before rising through the US ranks to qualify for the 1924 Olympics in Paris.
She won three medals at the Games including gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay before attempting to make history and become the first woman to swim the English Channel.
After being pulled out of the water during her first attempt, Trudy changed her coach and trained with Englishman Bill Burgess, one of five men to successfully swim the Channel at the time.
Trudy made sporting history a year later on her second attempt completing the swim in a time of 14 hours and 31 minutes, breaking the men's record by almost two hours in a groundbreaking sporting moment.