Gertrude Ederle sponsored by a newspaper, the "Baltimore Post", which tried to create a rivalry between her and Ederle in the weeks spent training off the French coast. In addition to Cannon, several other swimmers, including two other American women – Clarabelle Barrett and Amelia Gade Corson – were training in England with the goal of becoming the first woman to swim the Channel. Barrett and Cannon were unsuccessful but three weeks after Ederle's feat, Corson crossed in a time that was 50 minutes slower than Ederle. For her second attempt at the Channel, Ederle had an entourage aboard the tug (the
Timeline of women's sports of Australia, won the first Ladies Singles at the Australian Open. Esna Boyd Robertson and Marjorie Mountain, both of Australia, won the first women's doubles. 1923 – 1923 Women's Olympiad, held in Monaco. 1923 – First British track and field Championships Championships, followed shortly thereafter by the first American track and field Championships. 1924 – 1924 Women's Olympiad, held at Stamford Bridge, London. 1926 – The Amateur Athletic Union sponsored the first-ever American national women's basketball championship. 1926 – New York City native Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, which she did in fourteen hours,