Young Woman and the Sea

The film departs from actual events on several occasions, seemingly for dramatic effect. Firstly, it portrays Ederle's performance at the Paris Olympic Games as disappointing, suggesting she won only a single bronze medal. In fact she earned two bronze medals and a gold as part of the 4 x 100 m relay team, and she and her teammates joined the US team's welcome-home parade. Secondly, nearly exactly a year passed between Ederle's first and second attempts to swim the English Channel — she returned to New York in the interval. The film also omits that, as a "warm-up" for her initial attempt, Ederle swam 22 miles from Battery Park (NY) to Sandy Hook (NJ) in a time that wasn't beaten for 81 years.