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
Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do Ray Love and produced by Brad Shapiro and Steve Alaimo for Wright's recording, which was released as a 7" single in 1968 by Alston Records—it was Wright's first release under that label. The B-side for the single was "Sweet Lovin' Daddy". "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do" peaked at number thirty-three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, and at number fifteen on the US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles. The song's theme was unpopular with the feminist movement, according to Andrew Hamilton from AllMusic. Dusty Springfield recorded a cover version "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do" for her