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Correct Answer: Option A — Gertrude Ederle Gertrude Ederle is the correct answer because crossed the Channel in August 1926 and improved the existing men's record time. Why the other options are incorrect: - Option B — Sally Ride: Sally Ride is instead associated with the fact that flew aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on STS-7 in June 1983. - Option C — Alexei Leonov: Alexei Leonov is instead associated with the fact that left Voskhod 2 for the first extravehicular activity in March 1965. - Option D — Maryam Mirzakhani: Maryam Mirzakhani is instead associated with the fact that received the Fields Medal in 2014 for work in geometry and dynamical systems. Exam Takeaway: Link Gertrude Ederle with “the first woman to swim across the English Channel” and remember the associated event or year.
