Gertrude Ederle had her goggles sealed with paraffin to render them water tight. Gertrude possessed a contract from both the "New York Daily News" and "Chicago Tribune" when she attempted the Channel swim a second time. The money she received paid her expenses and provided her with a modest salary. It also gave her a bonus in exchange for exclusive rights to her personal story. The "Daily News" and the "Chicago Tribune" got the jump on every other newspaper in America. Another American swimmer in France in 1926 to try and swim the Channel was Lillian Cannon from Baltimore. She was also
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,