This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.

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Cast

Daisy Ridley

Trudy Ederle

Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Meg Ederle

Stephen Graham

Bill Burgess

Kim Bodnia

Henry Ederle

Jeanette Hain

Gertrude Ederle

Glenn Fleshler

James Sullivan

Sian Clifford

Charlotte 'Eppy' Epstein

Christopher Eccleston

Jabez Wolffe

Ethan Rouse

Henry Jr. (Teen)

Olive Abercrombie

Young Trudy Ederle

Daisy Ridley — Trudy Ederle

Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress, who rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy: The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

Tilda Cobham-Hervey — Meg Ederle

Tilda Cobham-Hervey is an Australian film, TV and theatre actress from Adelaide, South Australia, with a background in circus performing and physical theatre. In 2014 Cobham-Hervey made her film debut at the age of 19 in 52 Tuesdays, a critically-acclaimed independent film directed by Sophie Hyde. She appeared in Hotel Mumbai in 2019, and plays Helen Reddy in the new biopic, I am Woman.

Stephen Graham — Bill Burgess

Stephen Graham (born 3 August 1973) is an English actor and film producer. He began his career in 1990, with notable early roles in Snatch (2000) and Gangs of New York (2002), before his breakthrough as Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in This Is England (2006).