It was 1926 and it was still true that the skirt had to reach under the knees and sport was not suitable for women. Yet there was one courageous American girl who introduced the whole world in astonishment, when the first woman in human history was crossing the Lamansk Strait and broke the record by almost two hours. She was named Trudy Ederle and her performance was - and is - comparable to the output to Mount Everest. After returning to the United States, she suddenly became the most famous woman of the world - and fell into oblivion as quickly. Her fascinating story comes to life on the pages of this book.