Young Woman and the Sea | movie | 2024 | Official Featurette - video Dailymotion

The story of competitive swimmer Trudy Ederle, who, in 1926, was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel | dG1fWWpyMHkwUWNWdjQ

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00:00 21 miles across, currents changing every few hours,

00:03 storms bring waves 20 feet high.

00:06 It's the hardest test in all of sport.

00:08 "Young Woman in the Sea" is about a young woman called Trudy Edley,

00:13 who was the first woman to swim the English Channel.

00:16 Ready!

00:16 But who has been lost to history.

00:18 She changed women's sports forever,

00:21 and I think it's important to tell that story.

00:24 I've decided Meg and Trudy will join the swim team.

00:29 A swim team for girls? There's no such thing.

00:32 The difficulties she faced was all the sort of trials and tribulations

00:36 of being a woman of that time.

00:38 There is one girl gaining.

00:40 Trudy?

00:41 She just refused to be boxed in.

00:44 I look at the other girls, I don't know how to be like them.

00:47 Puts in a lot of effort and starts winning absolutely everything.

00:50 Your daughter Trudy has the record in 200 meters.

00:53 What record?

00:54 Wow.

00:58 Ultimately, she realizes this actually means more to people

01:01 than even she could understand.

01:03 Her determination to overcome what she did was magnificent.

01:08 Keep going!

01:10 It is that incredible determination and ambition that is unstoppable.

01:14 The theme of the film is there's nothing that's impossible.

01:17 It's the ultimate underdog story.

01:19 Her and her heroism is quite astounding.

01:22 Overwhelmingly, it's a joyful film,

01:27 even with all the difficulties.

01:28 So I feel really proud to be part of this amazing story.

01:33 Trudy, you don't have to do this.

01:37 I don't know.

01:38 Seems like a nice day for a swim.

01:40 (dramatic music)

01:43 (dramatic music)

01:45 (dramatic music)

01:48 (whooshing)